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How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day
Army Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe first wave went through hell that day.” As they approached Omaha Beach, the men of the 16th...
Treasure Island bans fireworks on beaches ahead of Independence Day
Tampa Bay Times· 2 days agoThe city of Treasure Island is cracking down on personal fireworks, outlawing their use on beaches...
Local veteran sits down with Channel 11 on 80th anniversary of D-Day
WPXI via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSollosi survived the invasion of Normandy and went on to fight other battles. He was eventually injured near the Rhine River. Amid enemy fire, he ran to lay beside a bulldozer. “All of a sudden ...
Guest columnist William Lambers: 80 years later, D-Day inspires us
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 2 days agoWhat I did not know about Mr. Burke until years later, long after we had moved away, was that he was...
Russian attacks on Donetsk, Kherson oblasts kill 1, injure 5
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe woman suffered a blast injury and wounds to her abdomen, while the man suffered a blast injury...
Losing an arm in WW2 may have saved Ralph Wehlitz's life. Now he's turning 100
Wausau Daily Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMERRILL - Maybe losing the arm saved his life. Ralph Wehlitz can't exactly remember which day ...
‘Mama! Mama!’ Israeli Strike Sets Off Chaos at Gazan Hospital
New York Times· 1 day agoAs dawn broke on Thursday, Haitham Abu Ammar combed through the rubble of the school that had become...
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 30 people. Military claims it was being used by Hamas
FOX 23 News Albany· 2 days agoDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced...
U.P. veterans remember D-Day
The Mining Journal· 2 days agoThis day was the culmination of the Allies’ combined efforts to invade and liberate Nazi-controlled France during World War II. Landing at Normandy,...
Grave of 'Corsham hero' to be restored
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"[Captain Clutterbuck was] one of our heroes of Corsham." Paul Frowde (left) and Julian Carosi (right) rediscovered the grave [BBC] Despite being wounded...