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A Black medic hurt on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He’s finally being posthumously honored
Dallas Morning News· 32 minutes agoWaverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day...
'I thought, my God, they're ready for us. They know we've arrived' – How WW2's D-Day began with a...
BBC News· 1 day agoD-Day was a marvel of planning; it involved the simultaneous landing of tens of thousands of Allied...
Wallasey D-Day veteran returns to Normandy to celebrate 80 years of freedom
BBC News· 6 hours agoA D-Day veteran has said returning to the beaches of Normandy will be a chance to remember his...
Northern Ireland D-Day links connecting young people to the past
BBC News· 6 hours agoOne of the secrets to teaching history is finding a way of connecting pupils to that past. When it...
WW2 hero aged 107 travels to France for D-Day 80th anniversary
Daily Express· 23 hours agoReynolds Tomter and 59 other veterans flew from Dallas to Paris for the anniversary.
Black medic honored for D-Day heroism | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 2 hours agoWaverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day...
D-Day veterans: 'You did what you had to do'
BBC News· 6 hours agoAhead of the anniversary of D-Day BBC News has spoken to veterans across Cornwall and Devon about what they experienced. On 6 June 1944, Allied troops...
Derry D-Day hero: Field Marshal Montgomery and the maiden city
BBC News· 6 hours agoBernard Law Montgomery commanded the Allied forces on D-Day, a pivotal moment that turned the tide...
Hampshire D-Day veteran prepares to go to France to remember friends
BBC News· 4 days agoA 98-year-old D-Day veteran is preparing to travel to Normandy to remember friends who never came...
Tampa veterans fly to France ahead of D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 21 hours agoFor the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, many Tampa veterans are flying to France for...