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3 lessons of D-Day the world can’t afford to forget
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSecond, only such a just cause can inspire a people to lay aside their differences and undertake extreme sacrifice risking death. This is where...
Remembering a beloved uncle 80 years after he fought the Nazis at Omaha Beach
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHe had been in two invasions before D-Day. He landed in North Africa and watched from a mountain...
D-Day's importance remembered in Attleboro area, worldwide
The Sun Chronicle· 4 days agoThe invasion of Normandy, also known as D-Day or Operation Overlord, was the beginning of the end of...
Visiting a North African cemetery unveils untold story of RI native son's WWII sacrifice
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThat was 10 days after Leger’s death. The only known USAAF casualties before Leger’s flight were...
Recognizing D-Day sacrifices for representative democracy, as America faces a new reckoning
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoEighty years ago today, in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the largest invasion fleet in...
D-Day: how allies prepared military build-up of astonishing dimensions
The Week via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAt this point, German forecasters assumed that a further fortnight of stormy weather would rule out...
EDITORIAL: D-Day once again | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 4 days agoHow long ago was D-Day? Certain of the news accounts say this will be the last year they invite veterans of the battle that day/month/nightmare to Normandy to attend ceremonies. What veterans ...
D-Day in 9 maps
Newsweek· 5 days agoShortly after midnight on June 6, 1944, the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and tanks in history was launched. Its aim was to liberate...
U.P. veterans remember D-Day
The Mining Journal· 4 days agoThis day was the culmination of the Allies’ combined efforts to invade and liberate Nazi-controlled France during World War II. Landing at Normandy,...
