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Three Welsh veterans tell their D-Day stories
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 hours ago"Because it was a flat-bottomed boat, you’d be bounced up by the waves, it couldn’t ride them like a hulled ship would, so it was very important to make...
Thailand: All Quieter On The Southern Front
Strategy Page· 3 days agoSeptember 26, 2018: The Moslem violence in the south is 14 years old now and slowly fading away after causing at least 7,000 dead. The violence has been less and less each ...
Brewing survival: How spruce tip beer helped 1790s ‘Voyage of Discovery’ navigate scurvy and survey...
Juneau Empire· 5 days agoBright green tips emerging now on Juneau’s spruce trees kept alive sailors searching for a safer...
The Alternative to Huge Cruises? 3 Masts, 28 Sails and Wind Power.
New York Times· 3 days agoCloud Spirit, the captain called out the words we’d all been waiting for. “Let’s set the sails!” he...
On D-Day, they changed the world. 80 years later, an incredible journey takes them back.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAmerican Airlines began planning the trip 18 months ago. The Old Glory Honor Flight, a nonprofit...
King and Queen hear moving recollections from D-Day veterans at Palace
Press Association News via AOL· 1 day agoMr Dennett, who was a Navy gunner on a landing craft at Sword Beach, took along a photograph of...
I accidentally bought a counterfeit backpack on Amazon. Now, I know how to avoid sneaky fake...
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Charles's rare show of emotion in incredibly moving meeting with D-Day veterans
Daily Express· 1 day agoThe King and Queen heard moving personal stories from each of the veterans and saw their poignant...
He saw the horrors of Dachau. Now, this WWII veteran warns against Holocaust denial
Billings Gazette· 18 hours agoAs Margol remembers it, the convoy was stopped and the Howard brothers were permitted by their...
Philippines: Getting by With a Little Help from Your Friends
Strategy Page· 6 days agoFishing is a large part of the Filipino economy because Filipino fishing boats normally bring in nearly 300,000 tons of fish a year. The Filipino fishing boat operators are angry at their government ...