WATCH Mass parachute jump for 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy

Parachutists jumped from World War II-era planes into now peaceful Normandy to kick off a week of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day Soldiers from across the United States Britain Canada and other Allied nations waded ashore through hails of fire on five beaches on June 6 1944 French officials grateful Normandy survivors and other admirers are saying merci but also goodbye to the fast-dwindling number of D-Day veterans still alive

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