An American veteran who stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day has told Joe Biden not to “get old” as he appeared to offer the president some life advice ahead of November’s election.
Mr Biden met dozens of veterans, many of whom were more than 100 years old, at the Normandy American Cemetery on Thursday for a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the offensive.
He saluted and shook the hand of each man he met, with those who were able to stand rising from their wheelchairs to greet him. Jill Biden, his wife, helped to keep them standing as they met her husband.
The meet-and-greet took a humorous turn when one former soldier stood up and told Mr Biden: “Don’t get old.”
The US president joked to another former serviceman with thick white curls: “Can I borrow some of your hair?”