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A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Stamford Advocate· 7 days agoWatching the southern England coastline recede Sunday through the windows of one of three C-47...
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The Woonsocket Call· 2 hours agoPolling stations opened across Europe on Sunday as voters from 20 countries cast ballots in elections that are expected to shift the European Union’s parliament to the right and could redirect ...
Remembering with sadness, the British D-Day veterans recall the war they saw and knew
Stamford Advocate· 6 days agoThe British D-Day veterans who gathered Monday to kick off events marking the 80th anniversary of...
With time short, veterans seize the chance to keep their D-Day memories alive for others
Stamford Advocate· 5 days agoKen Hay’s part in the invasion of Normandy lasted just a few weeks, but he wants to make sure the...
Starmer says he is prepared to use nuclear weapons
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSpeaking on Monday, Ms Jones, the Labour candidate in North East Derbyshire...
Hour by hour: A brief timeline of the Allies' June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of occupied France
The News-Times· 6 days agoJune 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normany, followed by...
Who should I vote for? The main parties’ policies at a glance
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis followed a pledge in April to raise the military budget to 2.5 per cent of GDP, amid serious...
UK military horses injured after bolting across London in April 'recovering with remarkable speed'
Dayton Daily News· 5 days agoThe five military horses that bolted and injured themselves as they ran loose through central London...
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in plane crash
The Daily News· 1 day agoRetired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise”...
Jewish veteran from London prepares to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day landings
Winston-Salem Journal· 5 days agoEven as he prepared to embark for the battlefields of Normandy, Pvt. Mervyn Kersh was summoned by...