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102-Year-Old WWII Veteran Who Saw Flag Raised at Iwo Jima Dies on Way to D-Day Event in France
People via Yahoo News· 13 minutes agoRobert Persichitti, of Fairport, New York, reportedly died last week at age 102 while en route to...
Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWII
Military Times via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoOMAHA BEACH, France — The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in...
Watch Live: D-Day 80th anniversary ceremony underway in France
NBC 2 Fort Myers· 4 hours agoEver-dwindling numbers of World War II veterans who have pilgrimaged back to France, and Russia's...
France detains Ukrainian-Russian man over suspected explosives plot
RFI via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoFrance's intelligence agency has detained a 26-year-old Russian-Ukrainian man on suspicion of...
D-Day Anniversary: World War II veteran dies on way to D-Day commemoration in France
WSB Radio· 20 minutes agoA 102-year-old Navy veteran on his way to take part in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of...
Dozens of WWII Vets Flown to France to Mark D-Day's 80th Anniversary: 'Our Duty and Honor'
People via Yahoo News· 2 hours ago...World War II veterans pay tribute to the comrades and friends at Normandy American Cemetery on...
Ukrainian President joins world leaders in France for D-Day commemorations
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in France to participate in the 80th anniversary...
Biden on D-Day anniversary: These fallen saved the world. 'Let us be worthy of their sacrifice'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France – They came by the thousands, back to the hilltop overlooking the sea. On...
Ghost Army survivor reflects on WWII deception operation: "We were good"
CBS News via Yahoo News· 16 minutes agoIn the weeks following D-Day, America and its allies deployed over 2 million troops into France,...
D-Day anniversary marked with events in NI and France
BBC via Yahoo News· 38 minutes agoEvents are being held across Northern Ireland and France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The...