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Seniors displaced after Yarmouth fire | SaltWire #fire #yarmouth #seniors #newsMARTINEZ, California - World War Two U.S. Army veteran Jake Larson is 101 years old and a survivor of D-Day, history’s largest amphibious invasion on June 6, 1944, and he is heading to France for the 80th anniversary to honor the brothers-in-arms who did not make it home.Sitting in his home in Martinez, California, alongside photos and mementos from his years in the National Guard and the U.S.
Larson, who goes by the name “Papa Jake,” is among a dwindling number of World War Two veterans who will return this June to mark the anniversary of the allied invasion when more than 150,000 allied soldiers invaded France to drive out Nazi Germany's forces led by Adolf Hitler. He eventually found a small stone berm with just enough space for cover. He took out a cigarette from his waterproof pack, but his matches were soaked.
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