U.S. reinforcements wade through the surf from a landing craft in the days following D-Day and the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France at Normandy in June 1944 during World War II. France is getting ready to show its gratitude towards World War II veterans who will come, many for the last time, on Normandy beaches for D-Day ceremonies that will come as part of a series of major commemorations this year and next marking eight decades since the defeat of the Nazis. (Bert Brandt/Pool via AP, File)
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