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Wallasey D-Day veteran returns to Normandy to celebrate 80 years of freedom
BBC News· 20 hours agoA D-Day veteran has said returning to the beaches of Normandy will be a chance to remember his...
Portsmouth chosen to mark D-Day because of its key role in preparing invasion
Press Association News via AOL· 16 hours agoPortsmouth played a key role in the planning and preparation of the D-Day landings, which is...
D-Day anniversary: key facts on the Allied Normandy landings
Reuters· 2 days agoAmerican, British, Canadian and French leaders will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on...
King and Queen hear moving recollections from D-Day veterans at Palace
Press Association News via AOL· 4 hours agoThe King and Queen have hosted four D-Day veterans at Buckingham Palace, hearing moving personal...
How filming Saving Private Ryan shook an Irish beach
BBC via AOL· 2 hours agoIn 1997, the usually peaceful Curracloe Beach in County Wexford was transformed into a scene of bloodshed and horror as Steven Spielberg recreated D-Day...
Last World War II vets converge on Normandy for D-Day
Politico· 3 hours agoAs decades pass, D-Day anniversaries in Normandy have become increasingly fun-fair like, clogging the region’s leafy roads with WWII-era fans dressed in ...
Heroism of RAF medic who landed on D-Day’s bloodiest beach ‘by mistake’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe extraordinary heroism of a Royal Air Force doctor who saved the lives of scores of Allied...
D-Day veteran recalls being among first to land in Normandy
BBC News· 20 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· 20 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...
D-Day landing ship 'quivered' after explosion; 80 years later, Offutt lab works to ID remains
Omaha World-Herald· 13 hours agoPetty Officer 3rd Class Seth Shephard’s heart beat faster as he peered through the hazy morning fog...