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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 ...
Grandfather of Vicky McClure recalls D-Day role
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 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...
Remembering with sadness, the British D-Day veterans recall the war they saw and knew
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days ago-Day veterans who gathered Monday to kick off events marking the 80th anniversary of the landings in...
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...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 hours agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada...
Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
Military Times via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoLes Underwood Les Underwood, 98, a Royal Navy gunner on a merchant ship that was delivering...
Landing craft tanks played ‘vital role’ in success of D-Day
Press Association News via AOL· 22 hours agoThe first motor landing craft was built by the Royal Navy in 1926 but it was at the insistence of...
Wiltshire D-Day vet shares diary extract from fateful day
BBC News· 6 hours agoEight decades later, Mr Parish, now 98, has described his diary as one of his most prized...
Crowds cheer as D-Day veterans set sail for France
Press Association News via AOL· 1 day agoThe Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel was accompanied by Royal Navy patrol vessels Trumpeter, Medusa and Basher as well as HMS Cattistock and the...
Veteran visiting Normandy on D-Day anniversary to ‘pay respects to shipmates’
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoA Royal Navy veteran plans to visit Normandy on the 80th anniversary of D-Day to pay his respects to...