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New Orleans World War II Museum honors D-Day veterans to mark 80th anniversary
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 13 hours agoThe D-Day action was not Fletcher's first landing of the war. Fletcher, whose family had survived...
700 celebrate at World War II Museum's 80th anniversary of D-Day
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans· 6 hours agoNew Orleans was home to Higgins Industries, the company that made the landing boats used extensively...
A 102-year-old World War II veteran dies en route to D-Day commemorations in Europe and is mourned
The News-Times· 3 hours agoRobert “Al” Persichitti of Fairport, New York fell ill during a stop in Germany last week and died...
D-Day veterans' stories live on through AI at the National World War II Museum
Fox News via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThe number of World War II veterans is decreasing by the year. The National World War ...
Lone Star Flight Museum commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day | Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media· 7 hours agoData from the National WWII Museum shows less than 6,000 are still alive as of 2023. The Lone Star...
New Orleans’ National WWII Museum recognizes H-Hour
WGNO via Yahoo News· 11 hours ago“Really, with the 80th anniversary, we’re quickly approaching the time where we won’t have World War II veterans here with us. We really ...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoSpecial online D-Day observations Here are some ways to observe the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The...
WWII Museum in New Orleans pays tribute to D-Day veterans on 80th anniversary of landing
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 6 hours agoThe National World War II Museum in New Orleans held a daylong commemoration ...
World War II veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 while traveling to France for D-Day’s 80th...
CNN.com· 9 hours agoRobert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to...
Local WWII veterans honored at New Orleans museum on D-Day
13WHAM Rochester· 8 hours ago-Day. WWII veterans Tom Connors, 97, and George Steitz, 99, have been friends for 40 years....