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D-Day TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ was 15 when he enlisted
WJHL· 5 days agoWorld War II veteran Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American best known on social media under the name...
Long: Tragic lessons learned at Slapton Sands saved lives on D-Day
Roanoke Times· 2 days agoLast time in this space I started the story of Exercise Tiger, a little-known training disaster in the English Channel which occurred 80 years ago this past weekend. The exercise was a dress ...
Rare artifacts from Patriots Point's ship Laffey headed to France for D-Day ceremony
The Post and Courier· 18 hours agoThe Yorktown Foundation helped fund Patriots Point’s participation in the Navy-to-Normandy program,...
The D-Day miracle that you’ve never heard of
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoThe troops worked in astonishingly difficult conditions and faced perils both from the enemy and from the necessarily lax safety standards on hastily...
From the archives, 1944 | S&S Paratrooper-Reporter tells: How outmanned Yanks held Nazis
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoIn the months and days leading up to the 80th Anniversary of D Day, Stars and Stripes will be...
The D-Day miracle that you’ve never heard of
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days 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...
RAF Typhoon has D-Day anniversary makeover
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Typhoon jet is seen mid-air for the first time since its new paint job - Alex ROEBUCK An RAF aircraft has taken to the skies with a new coat of paint...
France prepares for D-Day’s 80th anniversary this year
WFLA· 6 days agoA ceremony at Omaha Beach, with many heads of state expected to be present.
A 'Chronicles of Narnia' Star Returns to the WW2 Era With This New Film
Collider· 1 day agoThe film stars William Moseley, Kelsey Grammer, Pooch Hall, Gilles Marini, and Joe Anderson, and...
9 area men were killed in rarely discussed Exercise Tiger drill for D-Day invasion
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 7 days agoFor quite a long time, most Americans did not know the truth of what happened April 27 and 28, 1944,...