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D-Day: Centenarian recalls D-Day experiences as troop entertainer
BBC News· 37 minutes agoA D-Day veteran who entertained soldiers fighting in France has recalled her memories on the 80th anniversary of the World War Two operation. Betty Beckers, 100, volunteered as a dancer to keep ...
The brave nurses at the centre of D-Day memorial
BBC via Yahoo News· 38 minutes agoMollie died a week before her 28th birthday. She was about to be married. Anyta was 32. Both nurses received the King’s Commendation...figures of Mollie...
Wallasey D-Day veteran returns to Normandy to celebrate 80 years of freedom
BBC News· 1 day agoA D-Day veteran has said returning to the beaches of Normandy will be a chance to remember his...
King and Queen hear moving recollections from D-Day veterans at Palace
Press Association News via AOL· 9 hours agoThat was his D-Day entry. ‘The news was given out at 8am that the invasion of the continent of...
D-Day veterans visit King and Queen at Buckingham Palace
BBC News· 10 hours agoJohn Dennett, 99, Arthur Oborne, Bernard Morgan and Jim Miller, all 100-years-old, brought mementos...
Charles's rare show of emotion in incredibly moving meeting with D-Day veterans
Daily Express· 9 hours agoKing Charles and Queen Camilla’s intimate meeting with the four war heroes was filmed by the BBC for...
Manchester D-Day veteran recalls 'carnage' of Normandy landing
BBC News· 1 day agoA 100-year-old D-Day veteran has recalled the "carnage" that confronted him on landing at Normandy...
London D-Day veteran: 'We expected the worst'
BBC News· 2 days agoLondoner Percy Chafer is thought to be the second oldest surviving UK D-Day veteran, and just a few months away from his 105th birthday in November he...
Mansfield 100-year-old D-Day veteran recalls Normandy landings
BBC News· 1 day agoA 100-year-old World War Two veteran says he will "never forget" what he saw during the D-Day...
Thousands mark D-Day 80th anniversary at Duxford air show
BBC News· 4 days agoThousands of people are attending a two-day air show to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. World...