a celebration was held to highlight the ss ss jeremiah o'brien's vital role in the invasion. is one of the rare survivors of the nearly 7000 strong armada that was off the coast of normandy, france, on d-day. locals joined veterans and active duty members of the armed services to highlight the o'brien's role moving supplies and troops throughout europe during world war two. her final trip across the atlantic happened 30 years ago to commemorate the 50th anniversary of d-day. >> the jeremiah o'brien was the only one of the three that could actually make it, so it steamed down the west coast, through the panama canal, up the east coast, across the atlantic, and on june 6th, 1994, it was off of the beaches of normandy. >> the ceremony also paid tribute to the valor and sacrifice of the greatest generation who fought during the war. here at abc seven, focused on building a better bay area, and that means looking at both problems and solutions that brings us to san jose mayor matt mahan and his state of the city address. the mayor focused on crime, police department staffing, traf