 A gentleman by the name, let's see, he was actually at Iwo Jima, a World War II veteran who was there when U.S. forces secured the island of Iwo Jima, died while en route to attend an event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy. Bob Al Persachidi was among the dozens of World War II veterans selected to attend the anniversary event. He was traveling to Normandy via ship in the North Sea last week when he suffered a medical condition.