At Delta and the Best Defense Foundation, we believe one of the most important ways to honor our veterans is through education to ensure their stories and sacrifices are never forgotten. That’s why the WWII veterans participated in a school visit to Bayeux School to engage with over 1,200 middle school and high school students. Celebrated with loud cheers upon their arrival as well as choir and dance performances, the WWII veterans felt humbled and honored for the opportunity to share their stories with the students.

Return to Normandy 2024 - School visits & farewell dinner

During the program, the WWII veterans participated in a school visit, engaging with 1,200 middle school and high school students by sharing their stories. That night, veterans celebrated the near completion of the program with a farewell dinner hosted by Mayor Joël Bruneau at Abbaye aux Hommes.

Throughout the program, a group of students selected by Delta, the Best Defense Foundation, and the Consul General of France in Atlanta participated in the Next Generation Program, giving them the opportunity to join the duration of the program and learn about D-Day and WWII alongside the veterans. 

That evening at Abbaye aux Hommes, a former Benedictine monastery in Caen founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror, veterans celebrated the near completion of the program with a farewell dinner hosted by Mayor Joël Bruneau.