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The D-Day beaches in France and the Caen Peace Memorial Museum honor America’s heroes
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFrance is a country riven by war for centuries. Invasions by Vikings, Normans, the English and...
Spitfire in fatal crash was used in D-Day operation
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Spitfire came down in a field near RAF Coningsby on Saturday - Jake Zuckerman/BBC The RAF Spitfire which crashed on Saturday killing the pilot flew...
Coastal erosion threatens to wash away D-Day beaches
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoVisitors pepper the length of Utah Beach in Normandy, France, some pausing to take photos, others simply staring out across the English Channel. One...
On this day in history, June 6, 1944, US and Allies invade Normandy in greatest military invasion
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe D-Day operation, on this day in history, June 6, 1944, was the largest amphibious invasion in...
Cruising the Seine River; Paris to Normandy; Scenery, history, food, D-Day
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWe recently returned from two weeks in France, including a 10 day river cruise on the Seine from...
80 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, WWII shifted course: Here's how D-Day unfolded
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 week agoOperation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy in northern France on June 6, 1944, was the...
How the ‘Corridor of Death’ Saved the D-Day Invasion
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 week agoMoissy is no more than a hamlet on a road to nowhere in Normandy. At a barely visible turn-off, easily overlooked, there’s a small hand-painted sign,...
With time short, veterans seize the chance to keep their D-Day memories alive for others
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoKen Hay’s part in the invasion of Normandy lasted just a few weeks, but he wants to make sure the...
Americans bombed his town. 80 years later, he's commemorating D-Day by flying an American flag.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 week agoAs the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day, some in France belive it is time to to...