North Carolina honors veterans for 75th anniversary of D-Day

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — North Carolina will mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day with a ceremony and special meetings by the General Assembly at the old state Capitol.

Legislative Leaders and foreign diplomats plan to honor World War II veterans attending the events on Thursday, as well as remember the 39 North Carolinians who died during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

The formal midday ceremony will include a wreath-laying, followed by rifle salutes and other ceremonial military activities.

Earlier in the morning, there will be state House and Senate sessions at the 1840 Capitol building, where lawmakers will pass a resolution to honor the living and dead who participated in the Allied invasion of France.

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