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A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He’s finally being posthumously honored
theGrio via AOL· 3 hours agoWoodson’s story is also being told as part of a four-part National Geographic docuseries called “Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color.” The docuseries highlights the stories of people ...
Morpeth man takes restored wartime jeep to Normandy 80 years on
BBC News· 1 day agoA man with a passion for military vehicles has restored a jeep used in the Normandy landings....
D-Day: ‘I often wonder why I lived while others died’
BBC News· 3 hours agoDonald Howkins was an apprentice butcher in Buckingham when war broke out. Donald became a gunner in...
London D-Day veteran: 'We expected the worst'
BBC News· 1 day agoFormer gunner Mr Chafer was there, landing on Sword Beach with the 7th Armoured Division of the British Army.
Derry D-Day hero: Field Marshal Montgomery and the maiden city
BBC News· 11 hours agoBernard Law Montgomery commanded the Allied forces on D-Day, a pivotal moment that turned the tide...
Incredible pictures of D-Day veterans reuniting 80 years after saving Britain
Daily Express· 7 days agoIn all some 13 veterans - the very best of British - gathered to reminisce and salute those who...
D-Day: Secret scientists and engineers behind Normandy landings
BBC News· 4 days agoJack Darbyshire and Hugh Iorys Hughes are hardly household names. Jack Darbyshire grew up in the...
'All I could see was his gravestone - he was only 21'
BBC News· 4 days agoTo mark the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, BBC News NI has spoken to two...