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From the S&S archives: Marines returning in peace to hard-won Iwo
Stars and Stripes· 1 day agoThe marines will be there for a brief ceremony at a well-known but rarely seen monument on the...
New York WWII veteran dies while traveling to France for D-Day anniversary
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoRobert Persichitti, a World War II veteran from New York who witnessed the raising of the American...
102-year-old WWII vet from New York dies while traveling to D-Day ceremony in France
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPersichitti was named to the ...Flight Rochester, which takes veterans to visit D.C. memorials. In...
WW2 veteran aged 102 dies on way to D-Day event
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe non-profit helps transport former US servicemen to the memorials of the respective wars they fought in. The 102-year-old was selected to attend the event in Normandy..
‘It feels very lonely’: 80 years after D-Day, only 2 USS Nevada crew members remain
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 4 days ago“For 16 days we fired on Mount Suribachi (on Iwo Jima island),” he said. Ramsey served for 34 months...
Thursday evening news briefing: Joe Biden cries as he watches D-Day 80th anniversary ceremony
Daily Telegraph· 4 days agoKing Charles and US President Joe Biden were among the global figures who attended a ceremony to...
Darlington's acclaimed WWII veteran Rocky Gannon dies at 99
The Morning News· 6 days agoWWII veteran aviator and Pee Dee public servant Lt. Col. (RET) Roland J. “Rocky” Gannon died early...
June 6 events will honor Nebraska veterans of D-Day, Vietnam
Grand Island Independent· 4 days agoThe Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Papillion will be dedicated Thursday in a ceremony at 11...
American Aircraft Carriers Used in WWII And What Happened to Them
247wallst.com· 4 days agoAircraft carriers were an integral part of the American WWII effort. They enabled the U.S. to...
