“I did my duty. I did what I was supposed to do as an American,” says Henry Parham, who is believed to be the last surviving African-American D-Day combat veteran. Parham says he did not know how to swim during the amphibious assault. https://cnn.it/2WrYJHX | CNN Replay

D-Day: Combat Stories From The Men of the 101st Airborne #history #veterans | American Veterans Center

During World War II, the Battle of Normandy began on June 6, 1944, when more than 160,000 Allied forces landed on France’s Normandy region beaches. VA honors the brave Veterans who stormed the beaches on D-Day. | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs