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The D-Day miracle that you’ve never heard of
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGeneral George Patton was always a man in a hurry. As a cavalryman who wore breeches long after horses were no longer on the front line, he wanted his...
100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time
San Antonio Express-News· 6 days agoBritish army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore...
80th anniversary of deadly D-Day rehearsal marked
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPoppy petals were dropped from a Wasp helicopter as part of the event [PA Media] A service to mark the 80th anniversary of a D-Day rehearsal exercise...
100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 6 days agoBritish army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore...
Service in Devon remembers D-Day rehearsal tragedy
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe vessels were heading from Lyme Bay to Slapton Sands when they were attacked during Exercise Tiger [BBC] A service has taken place to commemorate the...
100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time
WJHL· 6 days agoLONDON (AP) — British army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet...
Town where key D-Day decision made not lighting beacon
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe beacon on Dunstable Downs, has stood for decades and is lit to commemorate certain events [Getty...
WWII veteran to marry fiancée in France 80 years after D-Day
WFLA· 1 day agoHarold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin kissed and held hands like high school sweethearts as...
D-Day veterans recall looking forward to cups of tea and bailing out of tanks
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoD-Day veterans have told children how they were “looking forward to cups of tea” after landing in...
King Charles returns to public duties in visit to cancer treatment center
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoKing Charles III, who is being treated for an unspecified cancer, returned to public duties on...