OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) The overwhelming din of

gunfire and the screams of the men. This is how World War 

II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day as celebrations

began Tuesday to honor those who fought for freedom in

the world's largest sea, air, and land operation. This year's

tribute to the young soldiers who died in Normandy also

reminds veterans, officials, and visitors of what is in store for

Ukraine today. The wind howled Tuesday as crowds

descended on Omaha Beach at dawn to celebrate the 79th

anniversary of the attack that led to the liberation of France

and Western Europe from Nazi control. Scott experienced it 

all with his own ears. She was only 17 when she was

employed as a communications operator in Portsmouth,

England. His job was to relay messages between the

people on the ground and General Dwight D. Eisenhower