Enthusiasts of England salute in front of The Brave, a monument dedicated to the American soldiers who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Normandy. Britain promised “unprecedented commemorations” in Portsmouth. Norman Skinner of the Royal Army Service Corps to his wife, Gladys, on June 3, 1944, a few days before the invasion. The focus shifts to France, where commemorations will be held at simple military cemeteries near the Normandy beaches where Allied troops landed and died. ___Follow all the AP’s coverage of D-Day at https://apnews.com/WorldWarIICopyright 2019 The Associated Press.

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2019 04:07 UTC