West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during World War II.

The resident of MorseLife in West Palm Beach, who turned 100 in June, has lived much of what those films dramatized. In 1944, he landed on Omaha Beach ... during a D-Day anniversary celebration ...

Now, satellite photos have revealed the construction of a new fleet of D-Day-style landing barges ... and Chinese media engaging in regular beach invasion exercises with dedicated combat vehicles ...