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The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day
The Gazette· 5 hours agoUnder their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their rheumy eyes, tears that inevitably flowed from being on the revered shoreline in Normandy,...
D-Day 80th anniversary: Survivors, leaders meet in Normandy
WPXI· 4 hours agoThe surviving veterans of D-Day, most in wheelchairs, were again in Normandy on Thursday, as they...
Florida WWII veterans return to Normandy for D-Day 80th anniversary: What to know
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoFlorida events marking D-Day anniversary Living History Saturday: D-Day Anniversary, June 8 Best...
WWII invasion evokes joys of liberation, pain of Normandy’s 20,000 civilian dead
Marshall Independent· 10 hours agoCARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler’s forces couldn’t help but notice the hungry French boy by ...
D-Day 80th anniversary: Some facts about one of the most pivotal battles in WWII
FOX 7 Austin· 5 hours agoThe Battle of Normandy, often referred to as D-Day and codenamed "Operation Overlord," has been...
Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due | Chattanooga Times Free...
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 3 days agoOne of Idris Elba's grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn't know what he endured. "That...
The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
Stamford Advocate· 8 hours agoThe Allied invasion, which began on June 6, 1944, led to the defeat of the Nazis and the end of the...