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WWII veteran who witnessed flag-raising at Iwo Jima dies on way to D-Day commemoration in France
The Independent via Yahoo News· 29 minutes agoA World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has...
U.S. Rep. Keith Self to parachute over France as part of D-Day remembrance
Dallas Morning News· 15 minutes agoWearing a World War II uniform and carrying mementos from two members of the Greatest Generation, U.S. Rep. Keith Self...volunteer jump. Two other Texas Republicans — U.S.
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe National World War II Museum: The museum in New Orleans has events all day on Thursday and...
US Navy Seals re-enact Utah Beach D-Day landing on 80th anniversary
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoHundreds of people, some in Second World War-era uniforms, arrived before dawn to stretch out across...
D-Day’s 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
21Alive Fort Wayne· 1 hour agoAs the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it rose again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought...
'I had no purpose': Navy vet hit bottom, now hitting his stride thanks to Naples nonprofits
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoHe graduated with no plan of what’s next. He moved back to South Florida and worked in a restaurant,...
One of the Navy’s last WAVES is buried in San Antonio
San Antonio Express-News· 14 hours agoJovita Tellez had graduated from Luling High School as World War II raged. In her case, it would be ...
World War II Veteran Dies at 102 While Traveling to D-Day Event in France
New York Times· 7 hours agoRobert Persichitti witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima. A World War II Navy veteran...
Russia’s war in Ukraine has turned South Korea into a manufacturing hotspot
Fortune· 31 minutes agoThe war in Ukraine, fought almost entirely on the ground, has proved them wrong. Hanwha’s old-school armored vehicles and munitions are in high demand, not least because the ...
War and indifference: Where is the public outrage?
New Jersey Herald via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAll of that waste is well-known. What was not known — and what the government still denies — was the act of war the Biden administration waged against...