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‘Cacophony of war’ and ‘don’t make the same mistakes’ – D-Day veterans’ quotes
Press Association News via AOL· 4 hours agoYou had to see it to believe it. I saw a picture of it again yesterday and it’s unbelievable. We...
D-Day veteran to celebrate 80 years of freedom
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJohn Dennett, of Wallasey, Merseyside, was a Royal Navy anti-aircraft gunner on one of the 7,000 ships taking soldiers on to Normandy beaches, making...
School refuses to allow nine-year-old attending D-Day event to honour his late grandfather
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe father of a nine-year-old boy said his blood “boiled” when his son’s school refused to authorise...
D-Day heroes in tears as they set sail for France for 80th anniversary
Daily Express· 18 hours agoDozens were on board Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel on Tuesday morning, many in good spirits,...
Remembering with sadness, the British D-Day veterans recall the war they saw and knew
Stamford Advocate· 1 day agoLes Underwood, 98, a Royal Navy gunner on a merchant ship that was delivering ammunition to the...
D-Day veteran calls for sacrifice of life to be recognised by future generations
Press Association News via AOL· 7 hours agoA total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed and more than 5,000 wounded. Mr Lamond recalled taking...
‘Nobody told us where we were going,’ recalls D-Day veteran Alec
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThe Mont St Michel was accompanied by Royal Navy patrol vessels Trumpeter, Medusa and Basher as well...
Watch: Ferry carrying D-Day veterans to France sets sail from Portsmouth
The Independent via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoDozens were on board Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel, many in good spirits, though one was seen...
D-Day 80th Anniversary Britain
Anacortes American· 22 hours agoBritish Normandy veterans Jim Grant, second left and Charles Horn, right pose with British Royal Navy officers Commander Glen Hinson, left and Commodore...
Gaspee Days 2024: Rhode Islanders celebrate the burning of the HMS Gaspee. Here's how.
The Providence Journal· 4 days agoMore than 250 years ago, Rhode Island colonists had a grudge against the HMS Gaspee and the Royal ...
