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French Navy lands at Omaha Beach during D-Day anniversary event
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoD-Day, an invasion of Nazi-occupied France, was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the...
Blackpool D-Day veteran recalls Omaha Beach 'slaughterhouse'
BBC News· 1 day agoA D-Day veteran has said he will "never forget" the bloody attack on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944 that...
‘Mixed feelings’ as D-Day veterans sail for 80th anniversary commemorations
Press Association News via AOL· 2 hours agoMr Salter, who helped ferry hundreds of troops across to the Normandy beaches during D-Day, added:...
Taps and tears: WWII veterans visit D-Day’s bloodiest beach
Stars and Stripes· 10 hours ago“I just did what I was told to do,” he said as he stood on the sand of Omaha Beach. Edson, 100, said...
D-Day 80: 'I wouldn't have missed it' - Normandy veteran
BBC News· 1 day agoMr Dalton was 18 when he landed on Gold Beach, at Arromanches in Normandy on 10 August 1944 - two...
The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 3 hours agoThe last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
The Columbian· 1 hour agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada...
‘Age has caught up with me’, says D-Day veteran unable to go to Normandy
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 24 hours ago“These incredibly moving and poignant occasions will be our last opportunity to host a significant...
Veterans gather for last big D-Day anniversary under cloud of new war in Europe
NBC NEWS· 6 hours agoFor almost 80 years, the United States and Europe told themselves that a lasting postwar peace had...
D-Day veteran to celebrate 80 years of freedom
BBC via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoMr Dennett signed up to serve against his mother's wishes at the age of 17 in 1941 [John Dennett] Mr Dennett recalled the "unbelievable" sight of the...
