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Remembering D-Day

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    68th anniversary of the invasion

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Go today allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy of the thousands of stories have been told about.

Casey Stegall has more.

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When from the word go -- -- Cohen is a hundred in two years old and reputed to be the oldest living female veteran in California.

She is sharpens attack and still lives on her own.

As a small child growing up in Romania she witnessed airplanes dropping bombs during -- war one.

Then after emigrating to the US she joined the army and was stationed in England where one night she suddenly witnessed the start of the roaring outside.

I was -- -- playing.

And riders.

Some of the Normandy invasion.

In the early hours of June 61944.

US army private Pete Cohen was startled to hear and see thousands of planes in the sky.

In route to France.

If that's sacred nobody knew where women onboard ship nobody knew where women -- -- the Normandy invasion and renewed.

So in the beginning of the end of world war in tune.

Eleven months later the war in Europe did and -- but for beat.

Disservice to her adopted and beloved country.

Was far from over Brooke -- -- and now it a 102 Cohen still hand -- -- blankets for the parade of veterans who cycle through this state facility.

And whether it's -- blankets or calling out bingo numbers game.

Prior baron Cohen says she's always felt a need to give back to her fellow veteran.

So rope around.

-- the -- -- -- -- you're doing her share in Los Angeles Casey Stegall Fox News.