NORMANDY, FRANCE — World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on ...

The maps "showed railways, roads, churches, castles, every possible feature that could be visible to an incoming invader and from every angle," Lamb, now 103, told The Associated Press.

World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

D-Day, took place on June 6, 1944, the invasion of the beaches at Normandy in France by Alied forces during World War II. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press ...

World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on ...