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. According to multiple reports, Navy veteran and New York native Robert “Al” Persichitti was said to have suffered a medical emergency while in Normandy last Wednesday. 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 largest amphibious assault in history. The brave v…
