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Dozens of WWII Vets Flown to France to Mark D-Day's 80th Anniversary: 'Our Duty and Honor'
People via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"For me, it's been a lifetime journey of honoring World War II veterans every year," one organizer...
New York WWII veteran dies while traveling to France for D-Day anniversary
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRobert Persichitti, a World War II veteran from New York who witnessed the raising of the American flag in Iwo Jima, died as he traveled ...
On 80th anniversary of D-Day invasion, Biden and Macron honor WWII veterans at Normandy
North Dakota Monitor via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBiden and dozens of U.S. lawmakers traveled to Normandy to […] The post On 80th anniversary of D-Day...
'Dreamed of this day' | WWII veterans in Louisville honored with B-25 flights on D-Day anniversary
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 1 day agoHonor Flight Bluegrass gathered 18 WWII vets at Bowman Field in Louisville for a special flight on a...
WWII veteran who witnessed flag-raising at Iwo Jima dies on way to D-Day commemoration in France
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has...
WATCH: House lawmakers parachute out of WWII-era plane at Normandy
AOL· 11 hours agoA group of House lawmakers parachuted from a World War II-era plane on Friday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. A tradition ...
Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 hours agoArmy and is awarded for extraordinary heroism. U.S. First Army Maj. Gen. William Ryan gently placed...
WWII veterans visit DC memorial ahead of D-Day remembrance
WDVM via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Veterans visited the World War II Memorial along D.C.’s National Mall...
Rochester WWII veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 on way to D-Day ceremony in France
Gannett via AOL· 15 hours ago"He was so easily infectious," he said. Persichitti was able to take his own honor flight to tour...
Convoy in Reading provides opportunity to see WWII era vehicles, reenactors
WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey· 9 hours agoAn annual event in Reading kickoffs the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's World War II Weekend.