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D-Day veteran recalls being among first to land in Normandy
BBC News· 6 hours agoA soldier who was among the first wave to arrive at Sword Beach on D-Day has recalled how he avoided...
D-Day veteran to celebrate 80 years of freedom
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoJohn Dennett said it was important to remember the thousands of lads "who gave their life for our freedom" [PA Media] A D-Day veteran has said returning...
Centenarian Veterans Are Sharing Their Memories of D-Day, 80 Years Later
US News & World Report· 3 hours agoWorld War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. Few ...
D-Day veterans: 'You did what you had to do'
BBC News· 6 hours agoAhead of the anniversary of D-Day BBC News has spoken to veterans across Cornwall and Devon about what they experienced. On 6 June 1944, Allied troops...
Manchester D-Day veteran recalls 'carnage' of Normandy landing
BBC News· 6 hours agoA 100-year-old D-Day veteran has recalled the "carnage" that confronted him on landing at Normandy...
French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive for anniversary events
The Day· 7 hours agoAn American D-Day veteran is welcomed at Deauville airport, Monday, June 3, 2024 in Deauville,...
Brother Marquis: 2 Live Crew rapper Mark D. Ross dies aged 58
BBC News· 2 hours agoRapper Brother Marquis, from the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, has died at the age of 57. Marquis' -...
UK D-Day veterans set sail for Normandy 80 years on
Reuters· 2 hours agoTwo dozen D-Day veterans were the star passengers of a flotilla which set sail from Portsmouth, England, on Tuesday, bound for the beaches of Normandy...
After overlooking O’Rourke, national Democrats show early confidence in Allred
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoU.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, speaks at a U.S. Senate debate in Austin on Jan. 28, 2024. The...
This will be the last big anniversary for D-Day vets. Could it also be the last for the Western...
AOL· 1 hour agoOn Thursday — the 80th anniversary of D-Day, perhaps the last major milestone for many of the invasion’s dwindling heroes — that peace in Europe finds itself shattered. Replacing ...
