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80 years after D-Day, one of the men who helped prepare for the invasion tells his story
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 57 minutes agoWhen Charles Seiter returned to New York City in April 1946, he saw the Statue of Liberty on the...
A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Quad-City Times· 4 days agoCARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves...
100-year-old World War II veteran remembers D-Day, worries others 'don't know it exists'
Ventura County Star· 1 day agoWhite dots marked the beaches of Normandy. Len Zerlin fired short bursts on his machine gun from the...
80 Years After D-Day, France Examines the Trauma of Allied Bombings
The Wall Street Journal· 10 hours agoYves Fauvel, 6-years-old at the time, and his family were eating dinner when a bomb fell next to...
D-Day at Omaha Beach taught Carl Felton, now 98, that life and democracy are fragile
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoHundreds of people young and old cheer and cry before Carl Felton when he is in France. He is not a ...
‘Papa Jake’ among the centenarian veterans sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
WILX 10 Lansing· 1 day agoWorld War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark...
A great catch! Couple finds $100,000 cash while magnet fishing in New York City park
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“We call it the poor man’s treasure hunting,” he told the station. Past magnet fishing trips had...
Will Israel threaten to drop the bomb?
The Hill· 5 hours agoIn a subsequent radio interview, he claimed that since there were “no non-combatants in Gaza,” using an atomic weapon on the Palestinian enclave was “one...
Recognizing, celebrating 'Our Boys' this D-Day
The Gaston Gazette via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAs the world spiraled toward World War II, it was clear the war to end all wars had not. Less than ...
80 years after D-Day: Never forget the Greatest Generation (Guest Opinion by Vanessa Marquette)
The Post-Standard· 10 hours agoHeroine of the Infantry award. Sgt. Kenneth H. Thayer, then in his late 20s, was called to deploy...