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D-Day Anniversary: World War II veteran dies on way to D-Day commemoration in France
WSB Radio· 3 hours agoA 102-year-old Navy veteran on his way to take part in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of ...
The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 hour agoWorld War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the...
‘What they left behind’: Ernie Pyle recalls the carnage of Omaha Beach
Military Times via Yahoo News· 13 minutes agoIt’s easy to take the World War II Allied victory on D-Day for granted somewhat — the concept of an...
D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe's new war
San Francisco Chronicle· 48 minutes agoNow bent with age, the dwindling number of World War II veterans joined a new generation of leaders...
Biden draws links with WW2 and Ukraine in D-Day address
BBC via Yahoo News· 36 minutes agoUS President Joe Biden has drawn parallels between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and World War Two,...
King and world leaders attend emotional D-Day events
BBC via Yahoo News· 52 minutes agoD-Day: Moving and spectacular 80th anniversary commemorations King Charles and the Prince of Wales joined world leaders and veterans at a series of...
D-Day: What happened during the Normandy landings of 1944?
BBC via AOL· 2 hours agoD-Day veterans Bernard Morgan (left), 100, and Jack Mortimer, 100, travelled to Normandy for the...
D-Day 80th anniversary: Biden calls D-Day beginning of 'crusade' to free Europe
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoCalling D-Day a "crusade" to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany, President Joe Biden told...
D-Day’s last living links recount brutal, and inspiring, memories on Normandy’s beaches
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 hour agoBÉNOUVILLE, France — The anniversary of D-Day is celebrated annually with solemn ceremonies and...
A figure who worked in the shadows on D-Day awarded France's highest honor
ClickOnDetroit· 19 minutes agoLamb spent the months before D-Day alone in a tiny room in central London drawing the detailed maps...