Brave quartet: Four D-Day veterans honored as 70th anniversary approaches

William Rourke, special representative of the United Kingdom, speaks about growing up in London during World WarÊII.
William Rourke, special representative of the United Kingdom, speaks about growing up in London during World WarÊII.

Four surviving members of the D-Day landing in Normandy were honored Thursday morning in a commemoration at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort.

Titled “The Boys Who Stormed Normandy,” the bruncheon honored Santa Barbarans Art Petersen, Bob Forties, Frank Johnson and Sal Perez in an event staged by the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation and the Channel City Club.

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