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Portsmouth chosen to mark D-Day because of its key role in preparing invasion
Press Association News via AOL· 2 days agoThe port city and historic home of the Royal Navy was part of the 10-mile deep coastal strip from...
Veteran recalls being thrown from ship in explosion weeks after D-Day
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoA Royal Navy veteran has recalled being thrown from his ship after an explosion that killed 31...
Centenarian veterans share memories of D-Day, 80 years later - Times Leader
Times Leader· 5 hours agoWorld War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark...
‘Mixed feelings’ as D-Day veterans sail for 80th anniversary commemorations
Press Association News via AOL· 2 days agoDozens were on board Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel on Tuesday morning, many in good spirits,...
Royal news – latest: Charles and Camilla emotional during D-Day tribute to ‘courageous’ troops
The Independent US via AOL· 9 hours ago“It made me feel reminiscent and it has made me think of all the people who didn’t come back.” D-Day...
'This Is What We've Been Fighting For.' British Veteran Remembers D-Day
International Business Times· 3 days agoJohn Roberts was a 20-year-old British Royal Navy officer during the D-Day landings 80 years ago and...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
San Antonio Express-News· 9 hours agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada...
D-day secret weapon: how wetland science stopped the Normandy landings from getting bogged down
EarthSky· 7 hours agoBeneath the roar of gunfire and the chaos of D-day, an unlikely hero played a vital role — wetland...
Grandfather of Vicky McClure recalls D-Day role
BBC via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoRalph McClure, now 97, served in the Royal Navy, ferrying tanks and heavy equipment to the beaches. Recalling how he had to take cover when his landing...
D-Day: Exbury House Wrens sculpture unveiled
BBC News· 2 days agoExbury House was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1942 and known as HMS Mastodon during the war, with more than 100 Wrens, the Women's Royal Naval...