Here at @DFWAirport where @AmericanAir is flying several World War II veterans to France on a specially-chartered 787 Dreamliner.
— Ryan Ewing (@FlyingHighRyan) May 31, 2024
The oldest onboard is 107-years-old. pic.twitter.com/4zakacNlEz
France is preparing for quite an extraordinary week. Here are US veterans arriving at Paris CDG airport ahead of commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Most of them are around 100 years old
— Sophie Pedder (@PedderSophie) June 2, 2024
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According to the Dallas Morning News, of the 16 million Americans who served in the military during WWII there are maybe 100,000 left. On this flight they ranged from age 96 to 107.
Raising the question, who was the 16-year old who went ashore on June 6, 1944?
