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WW2 veteran aged 102 dies on way to D-Day event
BBC via Yahoo News· 49 minutes agoA World War Two US Navy veteran travelling to France for an event marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings has died, a veteran organisation has ...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe National World War II Museum: The museum in New Orleans has events all day on Thursday and...
Watch Live: D-Day 80th anniversary ceremony underway in France
NBC 2 Fort Myers· 2 hours agoAs the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it rose again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought...
WWII veteran who witnessed flag-raising at Iwo Jima dies on way to D-Day commemoration in France
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoA World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has...
As the world marks 80th anniversary of D-Day landings, renewed war in Europe is on minds of many
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 hour agoLeaders, veterans and visitors from around the world paid tribute Thursday to the D-Day generation...
D-Day at Omaha Beach taught Carl Felton, now 98, that life and democracy are fragile
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe French see Felton and other veterans of the war's European Theater as the saviors of their...
The pivotal role women codebreakers played in WWII and ahead of D-Day
CBS News via Yahoo News· 24 minutes agoAccording to Sims' journal, they handled various degrees of classified messages through the Navy...
U.S. Rep. Keith Self to parachute over France as part of D-Day remembrance
Dallas Morning News· 2 hours agoWearing a World War II uniform and carrying mementos from two members of the Greatest Generation,...
104-year-old WWII veteran who stormed Omaha Beach returns on D-Day's 80th anniversary
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThis year's 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings takes on special importance, potentially marking...
US Navy Seals re-enact Utah Beach D-Day landing on 80th anniversary
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoHundreds of people, some in Second World War-era uniforms, arrived before dawn to stretch out across...