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When George Washington Nearly Kidnapped a British Prince
Mentalfloss· 4 days agoDuring the American Revolution, George Washington, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army,...
Dad rages after school refuses to let son have a day off to attend D-Day event
Daily Express· 2 hours agoA furious father has said he is “shocked and angry” after his nine-year-old son’s school said it was...
Wallasey D-Day veteran returns to Normandy to celebrate 80 years of freedom
BBC News· 1 day agoJohn Dennett, of Wallasey, Merseyside, was a Royal Navy anti-aircraft gunner on one of the 7,000...
'This Is What We've Been Fighting For.' British Veteran Remembers D-Day
International Business Times· 2 days agoJohn Roberts was a 20-year-old British Royal Navy officer during the D-Day landings 80 years ago and...
Veteran recalls being thrown from ship in explosion weeks after D-Day
Press Association News via AOL· 3 days agoA Royal Navy veteran has recalled being thrown from his ship after an explosion that killed 31...
'This is what we've been fighting for.' British veteran remembers D-Day
Alaska Superstation· 2 days agoJohn Roberts was a 20-year-old British Royal Navy officer during the D-Day landings 80 years ago and...
‘Everything you read about D-Day is a load of rubbish, I was there’
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoA D-Day veteran has described the books written about the Normandy Landings as “rubbish”, and said...
North Shields Normandy veteran to pay tribute to fallen comrades
BBC News· 1 day agoA 99-year-old Royal Navy veteran who took part in the Normandy Landings is planning a journey to...
Royal Navy seizes more than £64 million in drugs two months in high seas raids
Daily Express· 4 days agoAlso in April, HMS Trent seized drugs with a street value of £16.7 million in two separate blows to...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
Midland Reporter-Telegram· 1 day agoWorld War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark...