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D-Day 80: Blue plaque for US troops unveiled at Swanage station
BBC News· 3 days agoA plaque marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day is being unveiled at a station where American...
Fortress Europe? The Nazi 'wall' that failed to prevent D-Day
The Raw Story· 17 hours agoFor the 80th D-Day landings anniversary, AFP travelled the coastlines from northern Norway to southern France to find out what became of the German-built ...
D-Day veteran John McOwan: ‘We hoodwinked Hitler’
BBC News· 7 days agoAt the age of 102, John McOwan shares his experiences of sailing across the English Channel on D-Day.
Kentucky WWII veteran returning to Normandy for 80th D-Day anniversary
FOX 19 Cincinnati· 12 hours agoIt has been almost 80 years since 156,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day....
D-Day: 80th anniversary commemorations will be 'emotional'
BBC News· 7 days agoA sergeant has said taking part in commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy...
For love and country: La Jolla serves as a backdrop for two families' D-Day story
La Jolla Light· 13 hours agoNext week’s 80th anniversary of D-Day might bring stories of war to the forefront. Lt. Donald Johnson was an engineer for the Navy when American troops ...
At 100, this vet says the 'greatest generation' moniker fits 'because we saved the world.'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 minutes agoA profile of Andrew “Andy” Negra Jr., of Helen, Georgia, one of a dwindling number of veterans took...
Beacons to be lit on UK’s highest peaks to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day
Press Association News via AOL· 13 hours agoTeams of climbers are to scale all four of the UK’s highest peaks and light beacons in commemoration...
Incredible pictures of D-Day veterans reuniting 80 years after saving Britain
Daily Express· 1 day agoIn all some 13 veterans - the very best of British - gathered to reminisce and salute those who...
Why we commemorate D-Day, 80 years later
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoThe former Western Allies will shortly begin commemorating the 80th anniversary of their greatest World War II achievement, the June 6 landings in...