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Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion
Chicago Tribune· 5 hours agoD-Day veterans and other dignitaries will gather to remember the thousands of lives lost during the...
The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
Houston Chronicle· 12 minutes agoWorld War II veterans are joining heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to...
The American D-Day soldiers who left messages in a castle
BBC via AOL· 4 days agoIt is estimated that about 300,000 American military personnel were deployed to Northern Ireland by...
'Oddities In The El Paso News,' a look at border life in 1922: Trish Long
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSo reads a sign in an El Paso restaurant. Americans note with surprise that squads of soldiers...
As World War I loomed, here’s how Fort Worth gathered in a spirit of patriotic unity
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 5 days agoThe spirit of racial unity would be severely tested in the next two years when more than 2,000 Black...
In June 1944, a Tribune correspondent set the scene ahead of the ‘greatest invasion ever attempted’
Chicago Tribune· 4 days ago...who landed on Omaha Beach with American troops, received the Purple Heart, nine battle stars and...
For Heroes of D-Day, This Reunion Might Be a ‘Last Hurrah’
New York Times· 2 days agoIt is 80 years since the Allied invasion of Normandy, and the average age of veterans hovers at 100....
FOX 5/KUSI presents special screening of ‘D-Day: The Greatest Victory’ aboard USS Midway Museum
KSWB articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoEighty years ago, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, in what is...
Weapons: Autocannon Rule
Strategy Page· 3 days agoNovember 1, 2023: Ukraine requested tanks and other armored vehicles from NATO and has received some Challenger, Leopard and M1 tanks. Ukraine also received IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) ...