
:World War II reenactors stand alongside vintage army vehicles along the coast on June 2, 2014, in Normandy, France.

NORMANDY, FRANCE—JUNE 2, 2014: A World War 2 reenactor stands along the coastline of Omaha Beach on June 2, 2014, in Normandy, France.

A WW2 fortified gun emplacement on Juno Beach, Normandy.

Utah Beach. Normandy.June 2014.

World War 2 equipment and items hang in a room June 4, 2014 in Normandy, France.


A World War 2 reenactor holds vintage military equipment in Normandy, France.



NORMANDY, FRANCE - JUNE 4, 2014: World War 2 reenactors hang out beside the Chateau Bel Enault in Sainte Come-du-Monte, a German command post on D-Day and the first Chateau to be liberated after the Utah beach landing June 4, 2014 in Normandy, France.



In Carentan, Normandy, ex-Allied Service personal & local civilians lay a wreath at a WW2 memorial site.

A World War II reenactor acting as a medic drives a vintage army vehicle June 2, 2014 in Normandy, France.

Driving through Normandy with British reenactors in US service jeeps.

The anniversaries of D-Day attract groups of individuals who commemorate, pay tribute, and preserve the memories of the dramatic events of June 1944.

Parachutists, from all over Europe & beyond, walk across the tarmac at Chebourg airport before boarding C-47's.


SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, FRANCE—JUNE 5: Inside a C-47 over Normandy on June 5, 2014, in Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont, France. The 70th anniversary of D-Day attracts groups of individuals who hope to commemorate and pay tribute to the historic event in 1944.


Waiting to jump over Omaha Beach on June 5, 2014. Seventy years later..to the day.

A jumpmaster keeps an eye on a US P-51 while on route to the jump zone above the Normandy coast.

NORMANDY, FRANCE - JUNE 5, 2014: 'Lassie,' a US C-47 above Normandy, France.

NORMANDY, FRANCE—JUNE 5, 2014: A World War 2 reenactor jumps out over Utah Beach on June 5, 2014, in Normandy, France.


Parachutists hooked up to static lines prepare to jump over Foucarville near Utah Beach on June 5, 2014, in Normandy, France.


SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, FRANCE—JUNE 5: World War II reenactors parachute out of a vintage aircraft on June 5, 2014, in Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont, France.


NORMANDY, FRANCE - JUNE 5, 2014: 'Lassie,' a US C-47, after landing on June 5, 2014, in Normandy, France.