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‘Cacophony of war’ and ‘don’t make the same mistakes’ – D-Day veterans’ quotes
Press Association News via AOL· 7 hours agoYou had to see it to believe it. I saw a picture of it again yesterday and it’s unbelievable. We...
When George Washington Nearly Kidnapped a British Prince
Mentalfloss· 4 days agoDuring the American Revolution, George Washington, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army,...
D-Day veteran calls for sacrifice of life to be recognised by future generations
Press Association News via AOL· 10 hours agoA total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed and more than 5,000 wounded. Mr Lamond recalled taking...
Remembering with sadness, the British D-Day veterans recall the war they saw and knew
Stamford Advocate· 2 days agoLes Underwood, 98, a Royal Navy gunner on a merchant ship that was delivering ammunition to the...
D-Day 80: Veterans make crossing from Portsmouth to France
BBC News· 1 day agoD-Day veterans have departed the UK for France to join commemorations marking the 80th anniversary...
Veterans set sail for D-Day anniversary in France
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRoyal Navy patrol boats HMS Trumpeter and HMS Dasher followed behind, along with sea cadet training vessel TS Royalist and minehunter HMS Cattistock. As...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
WPXI· 1 day agoCAEN, France — (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in...
UK D-Day veterans set sail for Normandy 80 years on
Reuters· 23 hours agoTwo dozen D-Day veterans were the star passengers of a flotilla which set sail from Portsmouth, England, on Tuesday, bound for the beaches of Normandy...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
ABC 26 New Orleans· 22 hours agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada...
Opinion | This D-Day, Europe Needs to Resolve to Get Its Act Together
New York Times· 10 hours agoThursday’s D-Day anniversary — the 80th — is occasioning somber and anxious reflections about the...