World War II veterans travel to Normandy for emotional D-Day commemoration

World War II veterans travel to Normandy for emotional D-Day commemoration

Aging heroes in their late 90s and 100s greeted with gratitude ahead of 81st anniversary

D-Day veteran Jake Larson (pictured) greets schoolchildren during a visit to the Normandy American Cemetery. (AP Photo/John Leicester)

The Best Defense Foundation brought 50 veterans to Normandy, France last year for D-Day and brought 23 this year. (AP Photo/John Leicester)

Wally King (pictured) honors a pilot who flew the same plane as him alongside his granddaughter. (AP Photo/John Leicester)