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WATCH: Paratroopers jump into D-Day drop zone to recreate liberation of Normandy 80 years ago
The Washington Times· 5 hours agoHundreds of paratroopers from several nations parachuted into a historic D-Day drop zone in France...
D-Day paratroopers met by French customs in Normandy for 80th anniversary
Daily Express· 5 hours agoAt 1pm, the paratroopers launched themselves out of an Airbus A400M, touching down roughly eight...
‘I’d love to ask him questions’ – paratrooper whose grandfather fought for Nazis
Press Association News via AOL· 2 hours agoMr Biggs has organised joint training between the two nations’ paratroopers. He said Wednesday’s ...
Jumping into history, Greenlawn man was one of 13,000 paratroopers remembered on 80th anniversary of...
Newsday· 12 hours agoShortly before 0200 hours on June 6, 1944, the C-47 transport plane neared Normandy and the...
Reenacting U.S. paratroopers' D-Day plunge into Normandy, 80 years later
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoTrying to land, I headed straight for a ditch and a fence. I turned with the wind. Bad idea. Just...
Veterans recreate paratrooper jump into Normandy to honor the 80th anniversary of D-Day
WTRF Wheeling· 1 hour agoWheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) – Thursday will mark 80 years since D-Day, where American troops and the...
D-Day at 80: Honoring the WWII heroes of the Normandy Invasion | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 3 days agoOn June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest military invasion in history, a nearly...
From D-Day to Gameday: Syracuse's legendary coach, Ben Schwartzwalder, American Hero
The Post-Standard· 51 minutes agoIn all, 13,500 airborne infantry men made the same jump on that fateful morning into the blackness;...
D-Day 80th anniversary: A look at the paratrooper mission in Normandy
Orange County Register· 7 hours agoIt was the largest amphibious invasion and the largest paratrooper assault in history. The U.S. 82nd Infantry Division was redesignated and the 101st was activated Aug. 15 ...
A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Bristol Herald Courier· 3 days agoCARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves...