This week the 80th anniversary of D-Day will be commemorated.
American Airlines is hosting a trip that will take over 60 World War II veterans on a “Return to Normandy.” The trip will allow them to commemorate the anniversary in Normandy on June 6.
This is likely one of the last opportunities for the veterans to mark the important milestone. More than 16 million Americans served in WWII. Only about 100,000 are still alive. Those participating in the trip range in age from 96 to 107.
Chief Operating Officer David Seymour hosted the veterans at American Airlines headquarters in Fort Worth before their big send-off to France. Seymour is an Army veteran. He addressed the crowd gathered for the send-off.
“We fly around this world today because of what you did 80 years ago.”
Under a turbine-shaped dome, dozens of employees and volunteers waved American flags. Others gazed down on the…
