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WATCH: 80 years on, D-Day veteran recalls the invasion and the heroes left behind
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June 5, 2024
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2:01Now PlayingA few days before D-Day, a pilot in Sergeant Melvin "Mel" Jenner's squadron asked if Jenner would fly a top-secret mission on June 6. Accepting the invitation, Melvin was tasked with flying up and down the French coast photographing the historic invasion. 80 years later, during a visit back to Normandy, France, Jenner recounted his memories of D-Day and the heroes, he said, who gave there lives that day.
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