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D-Day veteran plans to remember friends in Normandy
BBC via AOL· 6 days agoNorman Bartlett, from Blackwater in Hampshire, joined the Royal Navy in 1942 when he was 16-years-old. He served in the Pacific where he witnessed the...
‘Mixed feelings’ as D-Day veterans sail for 80th anniversary commemorations
Press Association News via AOL· 1 day agoDozens were on board Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel on Tuesday morning, many in good spirits,...
UK D-Day veteran says on 80th anniversary: 'We were making history'
Reuters· 3 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 ...
I won’t let Titanic shipyard sink, vows Harland & Wolff chief
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 8 hours agoHarland & Wolff has a £1.6bn contract to build three massive fleet solid support (FSS) warships for...
Queen Camilla cries for D-Day heroes
Newsweek· 11 hours agoCamilla was seen with tears in her eyes while Charles brought a handkerchief up to his face as they listened intently to Royal Navy veteran Eric Bateman...
D-Day: Exbury House Wrens sculpture unveiled
BBC News· 1 day agoExbury House was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1942 and known as HMS Mastodon during the war, with more than 100 Wrens, the Women's Royal Naval...
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...
Gaspee Days 2024: Rhode Islanders celebrate the burning of the HMS Gaspee. Here's how.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWARWICK – More than 250 years ago, Rhode Island colonists had a grudge against the HMS Gaspee and...
‘Papa Jake’ among the centenarian veterans sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
KKCO Grand Junction CO· 4 hours agoWorld War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark...
Veteran visiting Normandy on D-Day anniversary to ‘pay respects to shipmates’
Press Association News via AOL· 5 days agoA Royal Navy veteran plans to visit Normandy on the 80th anniversary of D-Day to pay his respects to...
