U.S. World War II D-Day veteran Tom Rice, from Coronado, CA, parachutes in a tandem jump into a field in Carentan, Normandy, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (Associated Press)CARENTAN, France — Parachutists are jumping over Normandy again, just as soldiers did 75 years ago for D-Day — but this time without being shot at. Engines throbbing, C-47 transport planes dropped group after group of parachutists, a couple of hundred in all - including a 97-year-old D-Day veteran, Tom Rice. “It went perfect, perfect jump,” Rice said after his jump. Other parachutists jumped with World War II souvenirs, some carrying items their grandfathers took into battle.

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2019 09:34 UTC