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Original U.S. WWII 501st PIR 101st Airborne M42 Paratrooper Jump Jacket with Invasion Flag Patch
Mountain View Telegraph· 7 days agoOfficially known as Coat, Parachute Jumper this jacket was won by a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
D-Day's 80th anniversary marked in Broadway ceremony
The Sanford Herald, N.C. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 8—A small group of veterans and their families gathered to observe the 80th anniversary of D-Day Thursday at the North Carolina Veterans Memorial in Broadway. One of those veterans, Clyde ...
6-nation jump into Normandy includes US soldiers whose family members fought tyranny 80 years ago
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoAmong the 1,300 paratroopers from six nations who jumped into Normandy on Sunday were two Americans...
Jolley: 80 years later … Thank you, Yogi Berra, Bobby Jones and other D-Day Heroes - Times Leader
Times Leader· 5 days agoWith World War II well underway in 1943, a young Yankee catching prospect was working on improving...
Johnston pizza artist honors late RI veteran with special pie portrait
WPRI Providence· 6 days agoJOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — George Luz Sr. was always the life of the party. “My dad was the funny guy,”...
Collecting Michigan’s D-Day stories
WLNS Lansing via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA Michigan native's D-Day story is one of many wartime memories captured among the hundreds of artifacts and documents in the Archives of Michigan and...
Remembering SU football coach who fought on D-Day
WSYR 9 Syracuse· 1 day ago(WSYR-TV) — Across the world last week, the legendary invasion of Normandy, now known as “D-Day,” celebrated its 80th anniversary. Though that invasion...
'It's important to remember': Tampa man researching Floridians who died on D-Day
WTSP-TV Tampa· 7 days agoThursday marked 80 years since hundreds of thousands of soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy,...
Congressmen’s parachute jump to mark D-Day | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 6 days agoRep. Keith Self of Texas will solo skydive Friday, and a bipartisan congressional delegation will ...
Moran Minute: 80 Years Later: Reflecting on the Courage of D-Day
The Gilmer Mirror· 6 days agoAs we remember D-Day, I would also like to highlight and honor several brave East Texans who fought on that day. Gerald M. Henderson volunteered for the Army in 1938, serving in the Anti-Tank ...
