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President Biden bound for France to commemorate D-Day
WTXL Tallahassee· 24 minutes agoPresident Biden is traveling to France this week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day,...
The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
Los Angeles Times· 7 hours agoUnder their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their eyes, tears from being on the revered...
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored
Los Angeles Times· 6 hours agoWaverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day...
D-Day veterans fly from TPA to France to mark 80 years since invasion
WTSP-TV Tampa· 4 hours agoThe entire Airside E gave the WWII veterans a standing ovation as they made their way to their gate.
Last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day
Chicago Sun-Times· 7 hours agoVeterans of World War II, many of them centenarians and likely returning to France for one last time, made the pilgrimage Tuesday to what was the...
How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy
San Mateo Daily Journal· 5 hours agoWhen Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead arrived with other journalists in southern England...
D-Day veterans seize chance to keep memories alive for others
San Jose Mercury News· 9 hours agoThe British Army veteran was captured a few weeks after the D-Day landings in northern France when...
Daughter of Kidderminster D-Day veteran honours his service
BBC News· 11 hours agoThe daughter of a D-Day veteran who died while serving in World War Two has said she is "immensely...
D-Day veteran calls for sacrifice of life to be recognised by future generations
Press Association News via AOL· 4 hours agoOne of the last surviving D-Day veterans has said the thousands of lives lost in the Normandy...
D-Day, 80 years later: In Kansas, a strong historic connection to the invasion
KMBC-TV Kansas City· 2 hours agoThe battle — known as D-Day — was the push that eventually led to an Allied victory in Europe. Historians believe the world would be a much different place ...