US-HISTORY-WWII-VETERAN

World War II paratrooper Donald R. Burgett, 89, salutes the US flag as he poses for a portrait at his home on April 29, 2014 in Howell, Michigan. Burgett landed in Normandy and fought in the D-Day battle as part of the Able Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the101st Airborne Division of the US Army. AFP PHOTO/Joshua LOTT