'Willing to pay the price' - World marks 75th anniversary of D-Day invasion - Gainesville Times

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'Willing to pay the price' - World marks 75th anniversary of D-Day invasion

Veterans, historians look back on turning point of World War II

Under heavy German machine gun fire, American infantrymen wade ashore off the ramp of a Coast Guard landing craft during the invasion of the French coast of Normandy in World War II. June 6, 2019, marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the assault that began the liberation of France and Europe from German occupation, leading to the end World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File)

06062019 DDAY 9.jpg — Under heavy German machine gun fire, American infantrymen wade ashore off the ramp of a Coast Guard landing craft during the invasion of the French coast of Normandy in World War II. June 6, 2019, marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the assault that began the liberation of France and Europe from German occupation, leading to the end World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File)

“The casualties taking place on the U.S. side was horrific,” said the Hall County man, who walks in uniform in Gainesville’s annual Memorial Day parade. “We all understood that, and (Allied fighters) were willing to pay the price.”