D-Day Vet to Newsmax: Kids Need to Know How Lucky They Are

World War II veteran Irv Locker, one of the last surviving soldiers of the D-Day invasion, marked his 101st birthday this weekend while sharing a powerful reminder to Newsmax viewers on Saturday about the cost of freedom.

Appearing on “Saturday Report,” Locker, who served as a U.S. Army staff sergeant in the 116th AAA Gun Battalion, recalled storming the beaches of Normandy at age 19 and later fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and the push into Berlin.

“Freedom is not free,” Locker said.

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