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Wren, 103, given Legion d'honneur by France's Emmanuel Macron
BBC News· 3 hours agoChristian Lamb, who is 103 and lives in London, was given the Legion d'honneur at the commemoration...
‘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 family celebrate ‘courage, resilience and solidarity’ of D-Day veterans
Daily Telegraph· 20 hours agoOver the course of a few months, Myrtle completed six jumps, with Lieut Glover releasing her at...
D-Day: Veterans 'thought nothing bad would happen to us'
BBC News· 19 hours agoAble Seaman Don Jones had always wanted to join the Royal Navy and leapt at the chance when he was...
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...
'My dad nearly died on D-Day but in Essex, not Normandy'
BBC News· 12 hours agoMuch of the unit's work was detailed in Paul Roberson's PhD thesis, which was kept secret for years...
I won’t let Titanic shipyard sink, vows Harland & Wolff chief
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 23 hours agoHarland & Wolff has a £1.6bn contract to build three massive fleet solid support (FSS) warships for...
Chief Constable Nick Adderley fails to remove misconduct panel
BBC News· 4 hours agoA chief constable's attempt to remove the chairman and panel members from his gross misconduct...
Northumberland veteran remembers D-Day comrades
BBC News· 12 hours agoA World War Two veteran says he was "prepared to die" while taking part in the D-Day landings. William Wake, 98, from Morpeth, Northumberland was an...
Dwindling number of D-Day veterans mark anniversary with plea to recall WWII lessons in today’s wars...
WTOP Washington· 2 hours agoAs young soldiers, they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to battle the Nazis. On Thursday, a...