A 101-year-old WWII veteran returns to Normandy beaches

101-year-old WWII veteran reflects on surviving the war

Holding hands with a French local in a jeep, a 101-year-old veteran recounts serving in General Patton's Third Army and surviving severe wounds at Metz in 1944.

101-Year-Old Veteran Tells His Patton Army Story

While shaking hands with a young man on Normandy beach, the veteran recounts the high casualties suffered during the fight for Chateau-Breux and insists future generations remember the sacrifice.

Veteran Recalls the Cost of Capturing Chateau-Breux

Looking back at Omaha Beach decades later

Looking at the calm shores from a vintage jeep, a veteran describes the sunken caissons and how troops bivouacked after landing on Omaha Beach.

A Veteran Describes Landing on Omaha Beach

Vintage jeeps convoy through the Normandy countryside as crowds of French residents line the road to applaud and wave to a visiting centenarian veteran.

French Countryside Applauds Returning Veteran

[01:35] 101-Year-Old Veteran Tells His Patton Army Story
[03:52] Veteran Recalls the Cost of Capturing Chateau-Breux
[05:39] A Veteran Describes Landing on Omaha Beach
[07:58] French Countryside Applauds Returning Veteran

A 101-year-old WWII veteran returns to Normandy beaches

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