Return To Normandy

PICAUVILLE, FRANCE - JUNE 05: The medals of George Shenkle, a 93-year-old World War II veteran with the 82nd Airborne Division, are shown during a ceremony honoring those who fought in the Normandy campaign on the day before the 70th anniversary of D-Day June 5, 2014 in Picauville, France. The invasion saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada join forces for an assault credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. During the anniversary, veterans of the invasion were celebrated by the citizens of the region of Normandy who still hold great affection for their liberators. World War II re-enactors also flocked to the site to join in the celebration. With most veterans now in their nineties, this likely marked their final return in large numbers to the French coast to revisit the site of their historic accomplishment. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)