NORMANDY, France – This week marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, a turning point in World War II that helped bring victory for the Allies in Europe.
And all week on WCCO we’ll be sharing stories from the day as reporter John Lauritsen and photojournalist Tom Aviles make their way through France, experiencing history along the way.
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Day 1
We landed in France early on Monday and got started. On Thursday we first visited Utah Beach, one of the five sectors where the Allied invasion took place 80 years ago.
Monday evening at 10 o’clock you can hear from some of the World War II veterans who are making the trip and what it means to them to be there on WCCO 4 News.
Johannes Lauritsen
