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Ferry carrying D-Day veterans to France sets sail from Portsmouth
Press Association News via AOL· 1 day agoA ferry carrying D-Day veterans to France for the 80th anniversary commemorations has set sail from...
Veterans set sail for D-Day anniversary in France
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day ago"It is wonderful to think the younger generation will be able to honour their grandparents - I think it will be emotional when I see it. "We must always...
Crowds vow D-Day should ‘never happen again’ as veterans sail to France commemorations
The Independent via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoBrittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel was accompanied by Royal Navy patrol vessels Trumpeter, Medusa...
‘Mixed feelings’ as D-Day veterans sail for 80th anniversary commemorations
Press Association News via AOL· 21 hours agoD-Day veterans told of having “mixed feelings” after they set sail for Normandy for the 80th...
‘Nobody told us where we were going,’ recalls D-Day veteran Alec
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAlec and fellow veteran Harry Birdsall, 98, receive the wreath - Jordan Pettitt/PA He was on the...
The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
WROC Rochester· 16 hours agoOMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — Under their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their rheumy eyes,...
D-Day heroes in tears as they set sail for France for 80th anniversary
Daily Express· 24 hours agoD-Day veterans told of having “mixed feelings” after they set sail for Normandy for the 80th...
In Pictures: Emotions run high as D-Day veterans head for Normandy
Press Association News via AOL· 21 hours agoA dwindling band of ex-servicemen will mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings and pay...
King, Queen and Prince of Wales join veterans to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day
Press Association News via AOL· 10 hours agoAs of Wednesday morning, the Ministry of Defence was hosting a major commemorative event on Southsea...
Good times roll in Manche for stage 21 !
Olympics.com· 4 days agoIn the eastern part of the department, the Olympic torch paid a visit to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, a village oozing character, where it started the segment...