U.S. World War II veteran Jake M. Larson, 100, who landed at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, waves young Americans as he leaves a ceremony at the World War II Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial situated above Omaha Beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the Normandy coast to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the D-Day, France, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol