Today marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings that turned the tide of World War II. The US veterans who remember the day are in their 90s now. And some of them are attending ceremonies on the beaches of Normandy. Jake Cigainero met with one of the last surviving D-Day veterans.
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