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Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion
Chicago Tribune· 12 hours agoThe June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity,...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe plot, concocted over months, included a fake army, led by General George Patton, and readying in...
Throwback Thursday: Eisenhower speaks to troops on D-Day
Boston Herald· 7 hours agoGen. Dwight Eisenhower speaks with American paratroopers in England ahead of the first assault on...
How East troops fought and died on D-Day
BBC News· 8 hours agoBattalions from across the East of England played their parts in an invasion which changed the course of history and helped liberate Europe from Hitler's...
104-year-old WWII veteran who stormed Omaha Beach returns on D-Day's 80th anniversary
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 hours ago"The infantry only got 12 weeks training, but because they knew we were gonna go into this battle,...
D-Day at Omaha Beach taught Carl Felton, now 98, that life and democracy are fragile
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoNavy in October 1943 at age 17. After basic training in Sampson, N.Y., Felton was shipped across the...
They were there on D-Day, on the beaches and in the skies. This is what they saw
NPR· 3 hours agoThe U.S. Army captain had been ordered to bring top-secret planning documents to Gen. Dwight D....
D-Day at 80: This Delaware man led a platoon in the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoLike so many men and women who fought in combat, Dad rarely talked about it. He could go on for...
D-Day 80th anniversary: Survivors, leaders meet in Normandy
WPXI· 1 hour agoThe surviving veterans of D-Day, most in wheelchairs, were again in Normandy on Thursday, as they...
Live updates: Europe marks the 80th anniversary of D-day with veterans gathering at Normandy
Associated Press· 1 hour agoWWII veterans from the U.S., Britain and Canada join 25 heads of state and many others on the...
