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How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy
U-T San Diego· 1 day agoWhen Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead arrived with other journalists in southern England to cover the Allies’ imminent D-Day invasion of Normandy, a U.S. commander ...
‘Mixed feelings’ as D-Day veterans sail for 80th anniversary commemorations
Press Association News via AOL· 2 hours ago“There were a lot of mixed emotions as you’d imagine but a lot of people are really excited to be...
Eisenhower carrier strike group deployment extended
Navy Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the order last week to extend the four ships’ deployment for a second time, rather than bring the carrier, the...
Pentagon chief extends deployment of Norfolk-based USS Eisenhower, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi...
Daily Press· 4 days agoU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the order last week to extend the four ships’ deployment...
D-Day: the biggest seaborne invasion in history
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoEarly on the morning of June 5 1944, General Dwight D Eisenhower, the supreme allied commander in Europe, finally gave the order to go ...
How AP Covered the D-Day Landings and Lost Photographer Bede Irvin in the Battle for Normandy
US News & World Report· 1 day agoVeteran war correspondent Wes Gallagher — who would later run the entire Associated Press — directed AP's team from the headquarters in Portsmouth, England, of Supreme Allied Commander Gen.
D-Day: Covering the landing of Allied troops on Normandy Beach 80 years ago this week | amNewYork
amNewYork· 1 day agoVeteran war correspondent Wes Gallagher — who would later run the entire Associated Press — directed...
The US sent the most D-Day troops – and suffered the highest losses
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoThe US supplied more troops for the first day of fighting than any of the other Allies, and lost...
Ferry carrying D-Day veterans to France sets sail from Portsmouth
Press Association News via AOL· 8 hours agoThe Royal British Legion (RBL) is escorting just 22 D-Day veterans to Normandy, compared with 255...
At 100, this vet says the ‘greatest generation’ moniker fits ‘because we saved the world’
Elko Daily Free Press· 5 hours agoAndrew “Andy” Negra Jr. of Helen, Georgia, is one of a dwindling number of veterans who took part in...