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‘We had it rough’: Rowan County native, Army veteran looks back on D-Day invasion
WIS News 10 Columbia· 12 hours agoJim Deal grew up in Rowan County in the 1920s and 30s, and just a few days after the D-Day invasion,...
Local soldier who sacrificed his life for comrades during WWII is being memorialized 80 years after...
EastIdahoNews.com· 11 hours agoFirst Sgt. Virgil “Bud” Brown was killed saving the life of his comrades under enemy fire weeks...
Small town still healing after losing 20 young men on D-Day
WDVM via Yahoo News· 4 days ago(NEXSTAR)—On July 17, 1944, the small town of Bedford, Virginia with a population of just 3,200...
Biden honors fallen soldiers during Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoU.S. President Joe Biden honored fallen soldiers during the 156th observance of Memorial Day at...
D-Day vets scramble to save an iconic landmark of the mighty military invasio...
Daily Express· 3 days agoIt was commandeered by Major John Howard after the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry captured Pegasus...
80 years later, D-Day through the eyes of Staten Islanders
Staten Island Advance· 2 days agoEditor’s note: A group of Staten Islanders, including students from Wagner College and its choral...
Illinois veterans recount memories of D-Day Invasion
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJune will mark a milestone in world history. On June 6, 1944, allied forces in World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. The code name was...
Stafford native's sacrifice is honored, 80 years after D-Day invasion
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 2 days agoMarvin Lee Boutchyard of Stafford County didn’t know much about his involvement with the D-Day ...
Remembering D-Day: Cantigny exhibit shows how Allies fought for ‘Nothing But Victory’
Daily Herald· 1 day ago“It's really important to me, for those who can't go to Normandy or see the things that so many...
Midwest City history remembered in new book by native Oklahoman who grew up there
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn the '40s, thousands of workers were needed to ramp up the nation's defense efforts, including...