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D-Day 80th anniversary: Veterans fight back tears in Auld Lang Syne singalong
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt was only after the 15 D-Day veterans had made it safely on to a square overlooking the shores of...
US Navy will apologize for 1882 bombardment of Angoon, Murkowski says | Juneau Empire
Juneau Empire· 2 days agoNavy, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said while appearing with a dance group from the Tlingit village at...
A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRoosevelt, in the “fight to end conquest … to liberate … to let justice arise, and tolerance and...
What goes into being on U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard Drill Team? Maryland Fleet Week next on schedule.
CBS News· 3 days agoThe U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard Drill Team is considered to be the face of the U.S. Navy. The drill...
French town renames street to honour British D-Day troops
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBut that didn’t stop villagers tending to the numerous wounded commandos at risk to their lives....
Portsmouth chosen to mark D-Day because of its key role in preparing invasion
Press Association News via AOL· 6 days agoHMS Dolphin at Fort Blockhouse in Gosport – now the Royal Naval Submarine Museum – was the...
Beacons of Hope for the Ukrainian Economy | Washington Monthly
Washington Monthly· 3 hours agoThe damage is evident everywhere in Mykolaiv, once a bustling port and shipbuilding hub near the...
Rishi Sunak openly condemned by second cabinet minister over D-Day row as he cancels press event
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agovillage fete in Great Ayton, a North Yorkshire village in his Richmond constituency. It came just...
Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due, something personal
U-T San Diego· 7 days agoOne of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. “That part of my family’s history has been erased somewhat,” says Elba. More than 8 million < ...
Still driving at 100: a D-Day veteran’s wartime motoring experiences
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAt dawn on June 6 1944, 20-year-old John Roberts was serving as a sub-lieutenant on the bridge of...