Young Woman Sings To D-Day Veteran
WS, Historical re-enactment enthusiast Faith Phillips from San Antonio, Texas, sings a 1940s-era song to Irish World War II veteran Robert McLaughlin, 90, on June 4, 2014 at Carentan, France. McLaughlin was a commando in the Ulster Rifles of the British Army, participated in the capture of Pegasus Bridge during the D-Day invasion in 1944 and is visiting Normandy for the first time since the war. Friday the 6th of June is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings that saw 156,000 troops from the Allied countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, join forces to launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy, these assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. A series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary are planned for the week with many heads of state travelling to the famous beaches to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. (Footage by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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