11 Year Old Boy Holds Salute For An Hour On This Beach. Who Joins Him At 5:02? Amazing [VIDEO] This 11-year-old boy made quite the impact when he visited Normandy for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. The visit was part of the boys own project called Project Vigil, intended to teach visitors and tourists about three paratroopers who were buried in the American Cemetery. The boy carried an American flag down to the beach and publicly thanked the Americans who died in service almost 70 years earlier. The boy held his salute for more than an hour and a half, while tourists, children, veterans and more came to visit him. Watch the video below and tell us what you think. Is this how we should be celebrating Memorial Day? 