Native Americans commemorate D-Day landings at Omaha Beach Armed with feathers and incense, dozens of Native Americans pay tribute to their forefathers on Omaha Beach in Normandie, as part of national commemorations on the eve of the anniversary of the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944. Native Americans were the largest minority group in the US army, with nearly 500 taking part in D-Day operations, of which 24 lost their lives. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES