U.S. and French paratroopers exchange wings after 320 soldiers from three countries, including Germany, jumped into Saint Mere Eglise, France, June 5, 2016, to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. Army photo by Capt. Joe Bush
U.S., French and German paratroopers jump into Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 5, 2016, to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. The U.S. soldiers, among the 320 paratroopers from the three countries to participate, are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. Army photo by Capt. Joe Bush
French paratroopers and members of the 82nd Airborne Division exchange wings after jumping over Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 5, 2016, to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Joe Bush
German veterans prepare to lay a wreath at the memorial dedicated to Army veterans Kenneth Moore and Robert Wright in Angoville-au-Plain, France, June 4, 2016.
Service members from the U.S., France and Germany salute during the playing of the national anthems at the Utah Beach Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 4, 2016. U.S. forces landed 23,250 troops on Utah Beach during D-Day. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Spratt
D-Day veterans listen during the Utah Beach Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 4, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Spratt
The U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band plays the national anthem during the Utah Beach Memorial Ceremony to honor the sacrifices of WWII veterans in Normandy, France, June 4, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Spratt
French children place flowers at the Currahee Memorial in Beuzeville au Plain, France, June 1, 2016. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the events commemorating the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore
Jack Hamlin, a D-Day veteran from the Coast Guard, talks about his experience in World War II to U.S. service members in Angoville au Plain, France, June 1, 2016. Hamlin offered remembrances during a tour of the Battle of Carentan as part of marking the 72nd anniversary of the historic event. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Spratt
Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Ray lays a ceremonial wreath at the Airborne Troops Monument in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 2, 2016. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the anniversary event. Ray commands the 3rd Air Force. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Spratt
Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme allied commander during World War II, addresses troops before their air assault into Normandy as part of the Allied Invasion of Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Ships carry soldiers and equipment across the English Channel toward the coast of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
A convoy of landing craft nears the beach at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Soldiers crowd a landing craft on their way to Normandy during the Allied Invasion of Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Soldiers of the 16th Infantry Regiment, wounded while storming Omaha Beach, wait by the chalk cliffs for evacuation to a field hospital for treatment on D-Day, June 6, 1944.