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The D-Day poem and veteran speech that moved Queen Camilla to tears
Yahoo News UK· 15 hours agoRoyal Navy serviceman Bateman, who was stationed on warship HMS Erebus, paid tribute to those who...
Crowds cheer as D-Day veterans set sail for France
Press Association News via AOL· 2 days agoCrowds cheered a ferry carrying D-Day veterans to France for the 80th anniversary commemorations as it set sail from Portsmouth. The Brittany Ferries ...
Northumberland veteran remembers D-Day comrades
BBC News· 3 hours agoA World War Two veteran says he was "prepared to die" while taking part in the D-Day landings. William Wake, 98, from Morpeth, Northumberland was an...
Veteran recalls being thrown from ship in explosion weeks after D-Day
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoA Royal Navy veteran has recalled being thrown from his ship after an explosion that killed 31...
In pictures: 80th anniversary of D-Day
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe Princess Royal attended a commemoration service before meeting veterans, including Fred Ayton, 98, who served in the Royal Navy. [Hannah McKay/PA...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 12 hours agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France -- World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are...
UK’s military leaders praise ‘courage, bravery, ingenuity’ of D-Day participants
Press Association News via AOL· 22 hours agoSpeaking at the national commemoration in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the First Sea Lord and head of the ...
Wiltshire D-Day vet shares diary extract from fateful day
BBC News· 1 day agoDouglas Parish from Salisbury was an 18-year-old midshipman on 6 June 1944, during a huge military...
D-Day hero chokes back tears as he revisits the beach where his comrades fell
Daily Express· 14 hours agoThe Normandy warrior, 99, returned to where the gates to hell opened exactly 80 years ago today,...
Crowds vow D-Day should ‘never happen again’ as veterans sail to France commemorations
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBrittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel was accompanied by Royal Navy patrol vessels Trumpeter, Medusa...
