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80 years later, 101 y.o. Old High grad, B-24 gunner reflects on D-Day
KFDX Wichita Falls· 2 days agoAmong those over the skies of Normandy was a B-24 gunner who grew up 5,000 miles away and graduated...
COLUMN: D-Day — 80 Years Ago - The Andalusia Star-News
The Andalusia Star-News· 9 hours agoOperation Overlord was the code name for the overall invasion that took place on the beaches of...
Vince Bzdek: 'The biggest undertaking by mankind in the history of the world'
Colorado Springs Gazette· 6 days agoShortly after the D-Day invasion started 80 years ago this week, Supreme Commander Dwight D....
FDR made 'secret' wartime visit to Tulsa plant | Only in Oklahoma:
Tulsa World· 13 hours agoPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt made a surprise -- and, at least officially, secret -- visit to...
New Orleans mourns sons lost on D-Day: A tribute to valor
WGNO via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn the heart of New Orleans, where the Mississippi River flowed and jazz melodies filled the air, a...
For Heroes of D-Day, This Reunion Might Be a ‘Last Hurrah’
New York Times· 4 days agoIt is 80 years since the Allied invasion of Normandy, and the average age of veterans hovers at 100....
Americans bombed his town. 80 years later, he's commemorating D-Day by flying an American flag.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day, some in France belive it is time to to...
On D-Day, they changed the world. 80 years later, an incredible journey takes them back.
USA Today· 5 days agoRobert Pedigo had a hunch. The commander, he has always remembered, was Jimmy Stewart, the star who...
Visiting a North African cemetery unveils untold story of RI native son's WWII sacrifice
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMilitary career Leger was assigned to the newly activated 98th Bomb Group. They trained with B-24 ...
80th anniversary: Stories of Louisiana soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice on D-Day
KTBS Shreveport· 1 day agoSHREVEPORT, La. - On June 6, 1944, thousands of Louisianians fought in the D-Day invasion in...