"We owe them what we are today"
Forty summers ago, they had sailed in the dark through howling winds and driving rain and later seen the sea behind them turn crimson with blood. Last week they arrived by bus and chartered plane, and the waves were calm, the heavens benign. The serene afternoon perfectly suited their mission: they had come to the windswept bluffs and lonely beaches of Normandy to encounter long-lost friends and to mourn those lost forever.
More than 4,000 veterans of D-day joined 6,000 other guests at Utah Beach last Wednesday, on...
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