Fifteen Canadian veterans, including three or four that fought on D-Day, are traveling with the Canadian delegation, according to John Desrosiers, the director of international operations for Veterans Affairs Canada.
US D-Day veterans attend an event at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial as part of the 79th anniversary D-Day celebrations on June 6, 2023.
American and Canadian organizers told CNN that they will seat veterans last at their respective national ceremonies to keep them comfortable.
The general public at the American event, for example, may need to be seated about an hour in advance due to security precautions.
American troops march up from Omaha Beach on June 18, 1944.
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