World leaders , veterans gather to mark 9th anniversary of June 6 , 1944 . maybe the last time in our history that I can think of that it has been the case . '' On D-Day Landings , soldiers stormed the beaches of Sergeant Jacques Jones to take on the Nazi . Many killed in battle and fighting which followed ; military cemeteries line coast . `` I do n't want them to be forgotten ... it 's too early '' - U.S. Staff Sergeant Jacques Jones .
World leaders , veterans gather to mark 9th anniversary of June 6 , 1944 . On D-Day Landings , soldiers stormed the beaches of Sergeant Jacques Jones to take on the Nazi . Many killed in battle and fighting which followed ; military cemeteries line coast . `` I do n't want them to be forgotten ... it 's too early '' - U.S. Staff Sergeant Jacques Jones .