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Crowds cheer as D-Day veterans set sail for France
Press Association News via AOL· 2 days agoCrowds cheered a ferry carrying D-Day veterans to France for the 80th anniversary commemorations as it set sail from Portsmouth. The Brittany Ferries...
Veterans set sail for D-Day anniversary in France
BBC via AOL· 2 days ago"It is wonderful to think the younger generation will be able to honour their grandparents - I think it will be emotional when I see it. "We must always...
‘Nobody told us where we were going,’ recalls D-Day veteran Alec
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAlec and fellow veteran Harry Birdsall, 98, receive the wreath - Jordan Pettitt/PA He was on the...
Good times roll in Manche for stage 21 !
Olympics.com· 5 days agoIn the eastern part of the department, the Olympic torch paid a visit to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, a village oozing character, where it started the segment...
Crowds vow D-Day should ‘never happen again’ as veterans sail to France commemorations
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCrowds vowed D-Day must “never happen again” as they watched veterans sail from Portsmouth to France...
In pictures: 80th anniversary of D-Day
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 hours ago[Hannah McKay/PA Media] [Benoit Tessier/Reuters] French President Emmanuel Macron paid homage to the Saint Marcel maquis, a force of French Resistance...
From ‘The Crown’ to ‘Franklin,’ How France Has Become TV’s New Sought-After Backdrop
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFrance has never had trouble getting people to fall in love with its many pleasures: the Eiffel...
Watch: Ferry carrying D-Day veterans to France sets sail from Portsmouth
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDozens were on board Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel, many in good spirits, though one was seen...
The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
KOLR - KSFX Ozarks· 2 days agoOMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — Under their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their rheumy eyes,...
In Pictures: Emotions run high as D-Day veterans head for Normandy
Press Association News via AOL· 2 days agoA dwindling band of ex-servicemen will mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings and pay...