Britain's Mervyn Kersch, who served with the 17 Vehicle Company RAOC and landed on Gold beach as part of Operation Overlord, visits the Pegasus Bridge memorial in Benouville, Normandy, Monday June 5, 2023. Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy this week to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)