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Normandy tries to keep alive ‘infinite gratitude’ for D-Day
By: Catherine Gaschka, The Associated Press and Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press


SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, France — At 10 years old, Henri-Jean Renaud watched U.S. paratroopers landing through the window of his Normandy home in the early hours of D-Day. Like other French who lived through the war, he’s trying to pass on to younger generations the gratitude he feels.

With fewer veterans and witnesses able to share personal memories, the French who owe their freedom to D-Day’s fighters are more determined than ever to keep alive the memory of the battle and its significance.

President Donald Trump and other world leaders will gather next week in Normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of the invasion, which still looms large throughout this region. Normandy beaches, cemeteries and World War II memorials embody what French President Macron called “our entire nation’s infinite gratitude.”

https://www.militarytimes.com/military-honor/salute-veterans/2019/05/29/normandy-tries-to-keep-alive-infinite-gratitude-for-d-day/

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