A family returns to France to trace the ambush that changed a Canadian soldier's life
Don Levers is wrestling with an extraordinary number of "what-ifs" as he takes his family on a personal pilgrimage to the beaches of Normandy to find the spot where his father was wounded 80 years ago.
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![An old man leaves a bunker during the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Utah Beach, near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Veterans and world dignitaries gather in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the landings. An old man leaves a bunker during the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Utah Beach, near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Veterans and world dignitaries gather in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the landings.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7224466.1717529759!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/d-day-80th-anniversary.jpg)
Don Levers is wrestling with an extraordinary number of "what-ifs" as he takes his family on a personal pilgrimage to the beaches of Normandy to find the spot where his father was wounded 80 years ago.