Search results
Rochester WWII veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 on way to D-Day ceremony in France
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoBut he lived right. He made a world around him that was supportive ... and he was nice right back....
The 4 most dangerous missions American troops carried out 80 years ago on D-Day
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told his invasion force, "Your task will not be an easy one." He was...
'You Saved The World': WWII Veterans Shine On D-Day
International Business Times· 5 days agoAround 180 veterans in their late 90s or even over 100 were guests of honour at D-Day commemorations in France, many attending in wheelchairs for...
Martinez WWII veteran and TikTok star "Papa Jake" marks 80th anniversary of D-Day
CBS News· 4 days agoThursday marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France, the turning point in the war...
102-year-old WWII veteran from New York dies while traveling to France for D-Day anniversary
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRobert "Bob" Persichitti, a World War II Navy veteran from New York, died at the age of 102 while he...
His brothers died in WWII, but French admirers keep their memory alive
Washington Post· 5 days agoDonald Stevens couldn’t make it to Normandy this year for the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday,...
The Greatest Generation’s Greatest Gift
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs the 80th anniversary commemorations were underway in Normandy, in my role as resident historian for Friends of the National WWII Memorial, I stood at...
America created peace in Europe after WWII. We can’t let Russia undo it in Ukraine | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs we approach the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we remember critical moments in the past when America...
Remembering Cullman County heroes on 80th anniversary of D-Day
Cullman Times· 5 days agoThe project endeavors to ensure that every one of the more than 421,000 American service men and...
D-Day at Omaha Beach taught Carl Felton, now 98, that life and democracy are fragile
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"Democracy will always be at risk," Felton added. "That’s the message from Benjamin Franklin, it was...