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Veteran who saw flag raised at Iwo Jima dies aged 102 on way to D-Day commemorations
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe witnessed the raising of the US flag at Iwo Jima, one of the most iconic moments of the Second...
WWII Vet, 102, dies on way to D-Day event
Newsweek· 2 days agoAn American Navy veteran who was there when U.S. troops raised the flag on Iwo Jima in 1945 has died while en route to France to make Thursday's 80th...
102-Year-Old WWII Veteran Who Saw Flag Raised at Iwo Jima Dies on Way to D-Day Event in France
People via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNavy veteran has died while reportedly on his way to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France....
WWII veteran who witnessed flag-raising at Iwo Jima dies on way to D-Day commemoration in France
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has...
At 102, a WWII veteran died on his way to Normandy to commemorate D-Day
Washington Post· 1 day agoNearly 80 years after Bob Persichitti watched Marines raise an American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, the 102-year-old Navy veteran ...
Type 1 Photo of Joe Rosenthal's Raising the Flag Sells For $103,000
PetaPixel· 3 days agoJoe Rosenthal’s iconic Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph has sold for $103,090 at auction...
WWII Veteran Dies At 102 While Traveling To D-Day Event In France
HuffPost· 1 day agoRobert “Al” Persichitti, who served as a radioman in the Navy and witnessed the raising of the U.S....
New York WWII veteran dies while traveling to France for D-Day anniversary
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRobert Persichitti, a World War II veteran from New York who witnessed the raising of the American...
World War II veteran, 102, dies in Germany while traveling to France for D-Day ceremonies
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHis tour of duty included combat in Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Guam. A resident of Fairport, New York,...
Rochester WWII veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 on way to D-Day ceremony in France
Gannett via AOL· 19 hours agoEldorado sailing near Japan, when he peered through a set of binoculars and witnessed the now-iconic...