(Undated) — A Des Moines native and World War Two Veteran is in Normandy for the D-Day anniversary . At 102, Howard McDonald still remembers the gratitude of the French, after the Germans were chased out of France.
McDonald worked in a special unit to transmit codes and signals to confuse German troops.
Today (June 6) marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings during World War II., the largest seaborne invasion in history.
