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Why the British story of D-Day must be properly told
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 8 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· 5 hours agoA letter has emerged that has shed more light on the life of the only soldier to be awarded a ...
The King’s D-Day commemoration speech in full
Press Association News via AOL· 9 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...
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 ...
'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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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....