Search results
‘Mixed feelings’ as D-Day veterans sail for 80th anniversary commemorations
Press Association News via AOL· 22 hours agoDozens were on board Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel on Tuesday morning, many in good spirits,...
Crowds vow D-Day should ‘never happen again’ as veterans sail to France commemorations
The Independent via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoBrittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel was accompanied by Royal Navy patrol vessels Trumpeter, Medusa...
UK D-Day veteran says on 80th anniversary: 'We were making history'
Reuters· 2 days agoRoyal Navy veteran Fred Ayton was told he was "making history" when he set off across the English Channel 80 years ago on the eve of D-Day, a momentous ...
King pays tribute to courage of veterans to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day
Press Association News via AOL· 22 minutes agoI’m very lucky.” About the ceremony...
UK D-Day veteran says on 80th anniversary: 'We were making history'
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLONDON (Reuters) -Royal Navy veteran Fred Ayton was told he was "making history" when he set off...
Grandfather of Vicky McClure recalls D-Day role
BBC via AOL· 6 hours agoRalph McClure, now 97, served in the Royal Navy, ferrying tanks and heavy equipment to the beaches. Recalling how he had to take cover when his landing...
Landing craft tanks played ‘vital role’ in success of D-Day
Press Association News via AOL· 24 hours agoThe first motor landing craft was built by the Royal Navy in 1926 but it was at the insistence of...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
San Francisco Chronicle· 9 hours agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada...
Wiltshire D-Day vet shares diary extract from fateful day
BBC News· 7 hours agoEight decades later, Mr Parish, now 98, has described his diary as one of his most prized...
Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
Military Times via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoLes Underwood Les Underwood, 98, a Royal Navy gunner on a merchant ship that was delivering...