‘Mankind had lost its way’: WWII veterans reflect on 80th anniversary of D-DayReuters
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00:00 [applause]
00:05 Oh, it's mixed emotions. Yes.
00:08 But I'm glad I survived it, and I'm glad we won the war.
00:12 What are your memories of that day?
00:15 Memories of the day last year?
00:18 80 years ago.
00:19 Oh, eight years ago?
00:20 80.
00:21 Oh, 80. Ah!
00:23 Oh, my. It was a period in which
00:27 I felt that mankind had lost its way.
00:32 I've been here quite a few times since the invasion,
00:36 and every time I come back, I get closer to the people.
00:42 I am the luckiest man in the world.
00:48 We got to go, Jake.
00:49 We got to go take a picture with the group.
00:51 You're a TikTok star, aren't you?
00:53 I am that.
00:54 If we have one more minute, please,
00:55 then we're going to be done.
00:56 800,000 followers.
01:00 [applause]
01:02 Hello.
01:04 Oh, wow. How are you?
01:07 High five. Very good. High five.