U.S. Army veteran John Perozzi, center, a World War II veteran who landed in Normandy with the 82nd Airborne Division (AD), talks to active duty Soldiers with the 82nd AD during the 68th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, June 3, 2012. The morning of June 6, 1944, Allied forces conducted a massive airborne assault and amphibious landing in the Normandy region of France. The invasion marked the beginning of the final phase of World War II in Europe, which ended with the surrender of Germany the following May.