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Why the British story of D-Day must be properly told
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 11 hours ago“It’s crucial to ensure that the British story of D-Day is properly told,” says General Lord Dannatt, former Chief of the General Staff, the chairman of...
Stan Hollis: D-Day hero's letters unearthed for the first time
BBC News· 8 hours agoA letter has emerged that has shed more light on the life of the only soldier to be awarded a ...
Pigeons and parachuting dog decorated as D-Day heroes
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoTheir heroics have been immortalised through the PDSA Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the ...
The King’s D-Day commemoration speech in full
Press Association News via AOL· 12 hours ago“The 1944 Victoria Cross roll of honour includes Sikh, Muslim and Hindu soldiers – a reminder that events that year shaped our world then, and the...
'My father fought on D-Day beaches - one unearthed interview left me in tears'
Daily Express· 1 day agoEyewitness accounts leave us in no doubt about quite how brutal June 6, 1944 was for so many. Marine...
The Forgotten Hero of D-Day
Politico· 2 days agoAll told, the U.S. suffered around 3,700 casualties at Omaha Beach, including about 800 dead, meaning that if that estimate is approximately accurate, Woodson personally helped treat somewhere ...
D-Day education centre will ensure sacrifices of Normandy won't be forgotten
Daily Express· 3 days agoOn Thursday, exactly 80 years after D-Day, the last surviving warriors of the fabled 1944 campaign...
What To Eat, See And Do In Halifax, Canada
Forbes· 2 days agoNova Scotia, in eastern Canada, has the well-deserved reputation of being one of the most welcoming and friendliest provinces. Halifax harbor has been...
Photo of amphibious vehicle misrepresented as Lake Victoria water bus
AFP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn western Kenya, residents living around Lake Victoria use a network of water buses to shuttle from...
Work on homeless services center off SR 16 gets started - Jacksonville Business Journal
The Business Journals· 5 days agoA long-planned homeless services center in St. Johns County has begun construction. Home Again St....
