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A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 hours ago"We sometimes forget, I think, that you can manufacture weapons, and you can purchase ammunition,"...
102-year-old WWII Navy vet dies en route to D-Day commemorations
Military Times via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoRobert Persichitti enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and later sailed on the USS Eldorado to the Pacific,...
102-year-old WWII vet from New York dies while traveling to D-Day ceremony in France
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoHe returned to Mount Suribachi in 2019 as part of a veterans program with the National World War II ...
National Veterans Memorial and Museum exhibit tells history of Operation Viersen
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoAmong the WWII battles, more than 1,000 artists, soldiers and engineers devised a clever way to fool...
World War II veteran Robert Persiciti has died at the age of 102 while visiting France for the 80th...
Highlands Today· 2 hours agoRobert Persiciti, 102, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, died last week while visiting France for a ...
102-Year-Old WWII Veteran Who Saw Flag Raised at Iwo Jima Dies on Way to D-Day Event in France
People via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoHe was a great friend to all of us since our hub's founding in 2008 and a very active participant in...
80th anniversary of D-Day commemorated across mid-Missouri
KOMU Columbia· 45 minutes agoIn Columbia, people gathered in the Boone County War Memorial Plaza in front of the courthouse to...
New York WWII veteran dies while traveling to France for D-Day anniversary
New York Daily News· 1 hour agoRobert Persichitti, a World War II veteran from New York who witnessed the raising of the American...
WWII veteran who witnessed flag-raising at Iwo Jima dies on way to D-Day commemoration in France
The Independent US via AOL· 9 hours ago"It was a privilege to know him, and I will miss him. He had a real zest for living," local pastor...
St. Aug ‘Marching 100’ performs in Normandy for 80th D-Day Anniversary
WGNO via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoAbdin, a St. Augustine High School junior. This seven-day experience, a testament to the band’s...