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100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoBritish army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore...
Little-known World War II exercise marked in New Bedford 80 years later
NBC 10 Providence· 9 hours agoThe Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Historical Association marked the anniversary of Exercise Tiger. Designed...
Britain Obit Gladden
The Argus-Press· 5 days agoFILE - D-Day veteran Bill Gladden shows off one of his paintings, that depicts the type of glider in which he landed in Normandy on D-Day, at his home in
Key Battleship Texas items part of global D-Day celebrations
Houston Chronicle· 3 days agoAs preparations ramp up for the official 80th anniversary of D-Day in a few weeks, the Texas will...
9 area men were killed in rarely discussed Exercise Tiger drill for D-Day invasion
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa. via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoApr. 28—Les Mlakar knew his uncle Albert was killed during World War II. But when his other uncles discussed it — which was rare, if ever — they only did so in Slovenian. For quite a long time ...
Town where key D-Day decision made not lighting beacon
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe beacon on Dunstable Downs, has stood for decades and is lit to commemorate certain events [Getty...
100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time
San Antonio Express-News· 4 days agoBritish army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore...
Inside incredible case of D-Day hero whose death sentence was overturned
Daily Express· 3 days agoJust three weeks later, Henry was found guilty by a US military court and sentenced to death. This...
D-Day veterans recall looking forward to cups of tea and bailing out of tanks
Press Association News via AOL· 3 days agoD-Day veterans have told children how they were “looking forward to cups of tea” after landing in...
Las Vegas veteran headed to Normandy, 80 years after D-Day
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 2 days agoThe last known D-Day veteran in Las Vegas will return to Normandy. Again. Five years ago, Onofrio...