World leaders , veterans gather to mark 70th anniversary of D-Day Landings . he says . On June 6 , 1944 , soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy to take on the Nazis . Many killed in battle and fighting which followed ; military cemeteries line coast . Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos:Photos: it 's too early '' - U.S. Staff Sergeant Jacques Jones .
World leaders , veterans gather to mark 70th anniversary of D-Day Landings . On June 6 , 1944 , soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy to take on the Nazis . Many killed in battle and fighting which followed ; military cemeteries line coast . Hide Caption 1 of 9 Photos:Photos: it 's too early '' - U.S. Staff Sergeant Jacques Jones .