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D-Day 80: Blue plaque for US troops unveiled at Swanage station
BBC News· 51 minutes agoNormandy. GIs from the 26th Infantry Regiment of the US Army’s First Infantry Division were...
'We felt fear, saw horror and smelt death' - Last of D-Day heroes share memories
Daily Express· 4 days agoThe names of the 22,442 servicemen and women from 38 countries who lost their lives on D-Day and...
Artists recreate 50p D-Day coin on Normandy beach where troops landed
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSand artists recreated a new 50p coin marking 80 years since D-Day on a Normandy beach where troops...
Charles, Camilla and William to attend D-Day anniversary events in Normandy
The Independent US via AOL· 4 days agoThe King, Queen and Prince of Wales will attend commemorative events in Normandy to mark the 80th...
Prime Minister to travel to France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy
Benzinga· 18 hours agoOn June 6, 1944, over 14,000 Canadians stormed Juno Beach, as part of the largest combined military operation in history. Canadian soldiers fought heroically, and side by ...
Sand silhouettes on UK beach mark 80th anniversary of D-Day landings
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSilhouettes of 80 soldiers were etched on the sand of a beach in the town of Broadstairs, Kent, on...
D-Day veteran urges children ‘not to make same mistakes we made in going to war’
Press Association News via AOL· 6 days agoOn D-Day, the ship fired some of the first shots of the naval bombardment in Normandy and its crew...
Spitfire in fatal crash was used in D-Day operation
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe pilot died after what the Ministry of Defence (MoD) described as a “tragic accident” shortly after take-off from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire...
'When you are one of the few who are left:' A World War II vet recalls D-Day and those who died for...
Chicago Sun-Times· 21 hours agoUnless the heat gets too oppressive, he usually wears his original World War II Eisenhower jacket,...
Remembering D-Day: Cantigny exhibit shows how Allies fought for ‘Nothing But Victory’
Daily Herald· 11 hours agoCantigny’s First Division Museum is marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day with a new outdoor...