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The first American on the beach at D-Day served through the Vietnam War
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe became an Army officer at just 22 years old. When the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl ...
Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France
WCMH Columbus· 3 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — As tens of thousands of soldiers stormed French beaches during the D-Day landings...
D-Day and a nation united
San Mateo Daily Journal· 3 days agoPatriotism was a given after the Empire of Japan’s naval/air surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor and other targets on the Hawaiian ...
San Diego D-Day veteran reflects on 80th anniversary of arriving in Normandy
Channel 8 San Diego· 2 days agoOn June 6, the world remembers one of the deadliest invasions during World War II. It has been 80...
Visual story: a look back at South China Morning Post’s 120 years of history
South China Morning Post· 6 days agoThe South China Morning Post has been a barometer of daily life in Hong Kong since it was founded...
Voices of Veterans: Sgt. Robert 'Bob' Bearden shares his story of service during WWII and D-Day
Odessa American· 3 days agoToday, we hear the story of Veteran Sergeant Robert “Bob” Bearden, who served in the U.S. Army 507th...
How a World War II Escape Map Found a Second Use as a Ladies Garment
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoWhen Ted Maxwell was a young boy in the 1950s, he remembers his mother, Bernice Allen Maxwell, wearing a distinctive blouse. Made from richly printed silk, the blouse resembled a map of Europe—one ...
On D-Day, the U.S. Conquered the British Empire
The Atlantic· 5 days agoThe term superpower was coined in 1944 to describe the anticipated world order that would emerge after the war. Only the British empire was expected to...
D-Day 80th Anniversary: The Invasion That Changed the Course of World War II
The National Interest· 3 days agoNow, almost eighty years ago, over 23,000 airborne troops landed in Nazi-occupied France with...
80 years later: Remembering D-Day and the fall of the Atlantic Wall
The World· 2 days agoBy the summer of 1944, the goose-stepping boot of Nazi Germany was squarely secured on the necks of...