James Carroll, WWII veteran 485th Service Squadron, 1st Army, (left) and Cliff Goodall, WWII veteran, 7th Naval Beach Battalion, (right) recieve a hand-drawn picture from a French boy at a WWII commemoration ceremony honoring the men that died in two B-17 crashes June 1, 2019 at Bricquebec en Contentin, France. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada, have converged in northwestern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, 2019, the apex being held June 6th at the American Cemetery at Coleville sur Mer.