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Visiting a North African cemetery unveils untold story of RI native son's WWII sacrifice
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBefore a match, Tony said, “My wife Susan’s uncle was an Army Air Forces crew member killed in North...
‘As Lonely as a Man Can Get’: The True Story of D-Day, as Told by Paratroopers
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoRichard Wright, Airborne: The Pathfinders, we were a unique group. We had no table of organization, it was experimental. The British had used it and were very successful in North< ...
80 years since D-Day, this Granite Bay veteran helps oversee American cemeteries worldwide
CBS News· 13 hours agoWar II. One Northern California man's job is to help oversee the final resting place of Americans...
Recognizing, celebrating 'Our Boys' this D-Day
Gannett via AOL· 5 hours agoBill was selected for Officers’ Candidate School after basic training and became an Army engineer officer. In 1943 he was in the 36th Infantry Division...
D-Day 80th Anniversary: The Invasion That Changed the Course of World War II
The National Interest· 22 hours agoAlthough no clear victory was in sight, and with the Britannic world overstretched—battling over the...
What was the role of Northern Ireland soldiers on D-Day?
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEighty years ago soldiers from across Ireland were bracing themselves for D-Day. By air and by sea...
Remembering D-Day: The role of tankers on D-Day and beyond
WRBL Columbus via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoFORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — The invasion of Normandy was an assault from air, land and sea. On the...
Remembering a beloved uncle 80 years after he fought the Nazis at Omaha Beach
Kansas City Star via AOL· 4 hours agoHe had been in two invasions before D-Day. He landed in North Africa and watched from a mountain...
A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoFrancis X. McGraw of New Jersey. Having already fought in North Africa and Sicily, Normandy would be...
St. Augustine's Ed Trester commemorates D-Day
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoIt was the first step of liberation for Europe. But quite a few guys died on the beachhead in Normandy.” Life at sea for was dangerous as the convoy...
