97-year-old World War II veteran marks D-Day anniversary by parachuting into Normandy

His jump in 2019 was nothing like the one he experienced in 1944. During World War II, Tom Rice served as a paratrooper with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division. He was one of thousands to parachute into Normandy on D-Day, which launched the liberation of occupied France and was a turning point for Allied forces. As he jumped out of the plane that day, his parachute was pierced by a bullet, and he had "the worst jump." Now 97, the San Diego resident returned to Normandy this week to mark the...