D-Day veteran and TikTok star 'Papa Jake' Larson dies at 102
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FILE - World War II veteran Jake Larson meets youths during ceremonies at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, on June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)FILE - In this photo taken April 29, 2019, D-Day veteran Jake Larson watches as the "The Spirit of Benovia" WWII-era aircraft lands in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)FILE - U.S. veteran SSgt. Jake M. Larson talks to a girl who wears an American flag around her neck during a gathering in preparation of the 79th D-Day anniversary in La Fiere, Normandy, France, June 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, file)FILE - In this photo taken April 29, 2019, D-Day veteran Jake Larson poses before going for a ride in the "The Spirit of Benovia" World War II-era aircraft in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)FILE - In this photo taken April 29, 2019, D-Day veteran Jake Larson walks to a seat before going for a ride in the "The Spirit of Benovia" WWII-era aircraft in Oakland, Calif. Both Larson and the former C-53 Skytrooper transport plane plan to be in Normandy, France and take part in events for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)
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FILE - World War II veteran Jake Larson meets youths during ceremonies at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, on June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
