The eightieth anniversary of D-Day was commemorated throughout a ceremony in Charlestown on Thursday.
Sailors and members of the general public gathered on the USS Structure for the occasion that memorialized the invasion of the Normandy seashores, which modified the course of Phrase Struggle II.
Military veteran Ron Schinkel, visiting from Nebraska, salutes through the taking part in of faucets on the USS Structure D-Day occasion. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)An eight gun salute is fired throughout an occasion aboard the USS Structure marking the eightieth anniversary of D-Day. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Airman Amber Enzler performs faucets through the USS Structure D-Day anniversary occasion. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Sailors stand through the USS Structure D-Day occasion on Thursday. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)