Kersh, 98, added with a sense of humor: “I'm still in the reserve, I'm waiting to go to Ukraine now. That’s how I feel,” she said.īritish veteran Mervyn Kersh, who landed on D-Day on Gold Beach, said Western allies should send maximum military aid to Ukraine: "The only way to stay free is to be strong.” “For me, war should only be undertaken if it’s absolutely (necessary), if there’s no other way of solving the problem. Scott said she was “disgusted” that another war was now raging on the European continent following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. “As a noncombatant, I was still in the war and I realized the enormity of war. Now about to turn 97, Scott said D-Day was a “pivotal point” in her life. “After a few moments of horror, I realized what was happening … and I thought, well, you know, there’s no time for horror. I could hear gunfire, machine guns, bombing aircraft, men screaming, shouting, men giving orders,” she recalled. Eisenhower and senior officers who were supervising the operation. Her job was to pass on messages between men on the ground and Gen. She was just 17 when she was posted as communication operator in Portsmouth, England.
Some brought bunches of flowers others waved American flags. On Tuesday, the whistling sound of the wind accompanied many reenactors who came to Omaha Beach at dawn to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control.
This year's tribute to the young soldiers who died in Normandy also reminds veterans, officials and visitors what Ukraine faces today.
That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday's ceremonies got underway in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history. ON OMAHA BEACH – An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams.
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