Several hundred mourners attended a memorial march in New York, Saturday, commemorating the fallen heroes who died fighting the Nazis in World War Two. The march comes just a day ahead of the Victory Day holiday.

Many of the mourners participating in the march were ancestors of Russia's bravest who lost their lives. The group walked along past the World Trade Centre memorial and ended at the Freedom Tower. Set against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty, a few veterans told their stories and the crowd sa