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Son of D-Day’s ‘mad piper’ honours his memory with 10-day salute
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe son of Bill Millin, the “mad piper” who played to Allied troops as they stormed the beaches of...
Isle of Man commemorates 80th anniversary of D-Day
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWreaths were laid in front of the Douglas war memorial in and early morning service [BBC] Commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day...
Events to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day begin
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoChildren at Arbory School helped to lay a wreath in the parish church ahead of the anniversary [Arbory School] Events to mark the 80th anniversary of the...
I found my grandad’s D-Day diary and went to Normandy to retrace his steps
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDiary entry, June 6 1944: “Land (invasion) 07.30hrs, done little in morning, afternoon with...
In pictures: 80th anniversary of D-Day
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoEvents to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day are taking place in France and the UK on Thursday. Commemorations began on Wednesday, which saw the King...
D-Day 80th commemorations in NI and France
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoEvents have been held across Northern Ireland and France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Royal Irish Regiment (R Irish) took part in a sunrise...
The SNP can’t handle that Scots were the real ‘oppressors’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEven the meanest Sassenach like me cannot fail to be stirred by the heroic military annals of the...
D-Day veterans pay respects on ‘last opportunity’ to honour the dead
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWhen the moment came, they did not flinch. Step by sodden step, they landed on the beaches of...
D-Day 80th anniversary: Veterans fight back tears in Auld Lang Syne singalong
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIt was only after the 15 D-Day veterans had made it safely on to a square overlooking the shores of...
