{"id":2261845,"date":"2024-06-06T21:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T01:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/102-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-dies-during-trip-to-d-day-80th-anniversary-event\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T21:58:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T01:58:29","slug":"102-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-dies-during-trip-to-d-day-80th-anniversary-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/102-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-dies-during-trip-to-d-day-80th-anniversary-event\/","title":{"rendered":"102-year-old World War II veteran passes away during D-Day 80th Anniversary trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F102-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-dies-during-trip-to-d-day-80th-anniversary-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2261845&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A\u200c WWII veteran, known for the flag-raising at Iwo Jima, passed away in Europe during the D-Day 80th \u2062anniversary event. Robert \u201cAl\u201d Persichitti, \u2063a Navy veteran from New York, suffered a medical emergency in Normandy. \u2063The 102-year-old was airlifted to a German hospital, where he later died. Persichitti&#8217;s journey to Europe was a lifelong dream, encompassing his service memories. A WWII veteran\u200b famous \u200cfor \u200bthe flag-raising at \u200dIwo Jima died during\u2063 the D-Day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/german-police-apologise-after-officers-did-push-ups-on-holocaust-memorial\/\" title=\"German Police Apologise After Officers Did Push-Ups on Holocaust Memorial\">80th anniversary<\/a> event in Europe. Robert \u201cAl\u201d Persichitti,\u200b a Navy veteran from New York, experienced a medical emergency in Normandy. The 102-year-old was airlifted to a German hospital and passed away there. His trip \u200cto Europe fulfilled a lifelong dream, reflecting his\u200c wartime experiences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 6, 2024 at 3:37pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A World War II veteran who was present at Iwo Jima when Marines hoisted an American flag over Mount Suribachi in February 1945 died on Friday while in Europe to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.<\/p>\n<p>According to multiple reports, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-navy-page-hit-major-backlash-senseless-pride-month-post-terrifying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navy<\/a> veteran and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-right-scotus-step-stop-interference-new-york-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> native Robert \u201cAl\u201d Persichitti was said to have suffered a medical emergency while in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-criticized-unseemly-normandy-d-day-speech-brags-russian-military-casualties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Normandy<\/a> last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Persichitti had planned to be present in France for the anniversary of the date when thousands of Allied troops took the beaches of northern France by storm, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-retrieves-and-orchestrates-return-of-artifacts-taken-after-battle-of-okinawa\/\" title=\"FBI secures and arranges the repatriation of relics removed post-Okinawa battle\">largest amphibious assault<\/a> in history.<\/p>\n<p>The brave veteran was 102.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rochester\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochesterfirst.com\/news\/local-wwii-veteran-bob-persichitti-dies-at-102\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WROC-TV<\/a>, Persichitti made it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-french-authorities-report-sixth-fatality-new-caledonia-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France<\/a> last week and was sailing in the North Sea when he experienced an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-foxx-breaks-silence-in-emotional-video-after-hospitalization-im-here-on-earth-because-of-god\/\" title=\"Jamie Foxx speaks out in a heartfelt video after being hospitalized, crediting God for his survival.\">undisclosed medical emergency<\/a> while onboard.<\/p>\n<p>He was airlifted to a hospital in Germany where he died on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Persichitti told WROC before the trip he was \u201creally excited\u201d to see Europe since he had served in the Pacific theater.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/invHoo3VS7U?si=ZAW6NNR2g7c-nQQD\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Persichitti joked that he only made that trip after he first checked with his cardiologist.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should more be done to honor veterans?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Rochester chapter of the veteran\u2019s group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/airport-erupts-applause-120-veterans-arrive-dc-honor-flight-southwest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honor Flight<\/a> told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/102-year-old-navy-veteran-dies-d-day-80th-anniversary-event-france-8659188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People magazine<\/a> that it had worked to help Persichitti get to Washington for the 69th anniversary of D-Day back in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBob flew on Honor Flight Rochester Mission #29 in June 2013 to the memorials in Washington, D.C.,\u201d the group\u2019s CEO Richard Stewart said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a great friend to all of us since our hub\u2019s founding in 2008 and a very active participant in our many activities and events,\u201d Stewart added.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart added that Persichitti was always at the Rochester airport to welcome his fellow veterans back home to New York after they were treated by Honor Flight to tours of national landmarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBob will be sorely missed,\u201d Stewart concluded.<\/p>\n<p>He was a radio man aboard the USS Eldorado when Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal took his iconic photo of six Marines hoisting the Stars and Stripes over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-marines-post-incredible-tribute-74th-anniversary-iconic-iwo-jima-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iwo Jima<\/a> on Feb. 23, 1945.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima in Joe Rosenthal\u2019s iconic photo from 1945 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/k3hmI7jzRl\">pic.twitter.com\/k3hmI7jzRl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 History Photographed (@HistoryInPics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoryInPics\/status\/444176337591631872?\">March 13, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/exclusive-details-30-us-marines-navy-sailors-injured-training-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marines<\/a> did not ultimately secure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalww2museum.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-02\/iwo-jima-fact-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the island<\/a> until March 26 of that year and the fighting cost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalww2museum.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-02\/iwo-jima-fact-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7,000 Americans<\/a> their lives.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An 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He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWII veteran, who witnessed the iconic flag-raising at Iwo Jima, passed away in Europe during the D-Day 80th anniversary event. 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