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Crowds cheer as D-Day veterans set sail for France
Press Association News via AOL· 1 day agoCrowds cheered a ferry carrying D-Day veterans to France for the 80th anniversary commemorations as it set sail from Portsmouth. The Brittany Ferries ...
D-Day 80: Royal Navy veteran dies days before anniversary
BBC News· 2 days agoLewis Curl served in the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1946 and was often deployed out of Portsmouth.
Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
Military Times via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoLes Underwood Les Underwood, 98, a Royal Navy gunner on a merchant ship that was delivering...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
Sun-Sentinel· 2 hours agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada...
Portsmouth chosen to mark D-Day because of its key role in preparing invasion
Press Association News via AOL· 1 day agoThe port city and historic home of the Royal Navy was part of the 10-mile deep coastal strip from...
I won’t let Titanic shipyard sink, vows Harland & Wolff chief
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 2 hours agoHarland & Wolff has a £1.6bn contract to build three massive fleet solid support (FSS) warships for...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada...
Crowds vow D-Day should ‘never happen again’ as veterans sail to France commemorations
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBrittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel was accompanied by Royal Navy patrol vessels Trumpeter, Medusa...
D-Day heroes in tears as they set sail for France for 80th anniversary
Daily Express· 1 day agoDozens were on board Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel on Tuesday morning, many in good spirits,...
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...