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Normandy veterans share ‘bit of living history’ ahead of D-Day anniversary
Press Association News via AOL· 7 days agoThe nine men, who travelled from across the UK, posed for a group photograph, joked and recalled...
WWII veteran headed to Normandy, 80 years after D-Day
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoThe last known D-Day veteran in Las Vegas will return to Normandy. Five years ago, Onofrio “No-No”...
D-Day hero Albert says he 'never felt so sick' when told of invasion
Daily Express· 9 hours agoBergen-Belsen, initially a prisoner of war camp, was used to intern Jews from 1943 onwards. Richard Dimbleby was the first broadcaster to enter the camp and, in footage that has now become some ...
WW II veteran awarded Hall of Honor during ceremony at Stillwater History Museum
Stillwater NewsPress, Okla. via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoMay 2—When Ben Miller's wooden, flimsy paraglider landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, his nerves were on edge. It was D-Day, and Miller ...
Late Four-Star General from Polk County led soldiers on D-Day during World War II: ‘Go to the beach’
WTVT via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNext month marks the 80th anniversary of the Allied troop landing at Normandy during World War II....
80th anniversary of deadly D-Day rehearsal marked
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSlapton Sands was used for various D-Day rehearsals because of its geographical similarities to Utah Beach in Normandy [Getty Images] ...
RAF Typhoon has D-Day anniversary makeover
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Typhoon jet is seen mid-air for the first time since its new paint job - Alex ROEBUCK An RAF aircraft has taken to the skies with a new coat of paint...
9 area men were killed in rarely discussed Exercise Tiger drill for D-Day invasion
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 5 days agoFor quite a long time, most Americans did not know the truth of what happened April 27 and 28, 1944,...
Charles fighting hard to be at summer event - 'this one is too big to miss'
Daily Express· 7 days agoKing Charles “definitely” wants to be in France to fulfil his duty on the 80th anniversary of D-Day...
D-Day TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ was 15 when he enlisted
WJHL· 4 days agoWorld War II veteran Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American best known on social media under the name...