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Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives

Associated Press  

OMAHA BEACH, France — A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings was tenderly laid Friday on the hallowed sands where he saved lives and shed blood. U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on the beach where he came ashore …

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King Charles echoes his grandfather George VI as he pays tribute to D-Day veterans who faced 'supreme test' but 'did not flinch when the moment came' at 80th anniversary memorial service
6 months, 2 weeks ago

King Charles echoes his grandfather George VI as he pays tribute to D-Day veterans who faced 'supreme test' but 'did not flinch when the moment came' at 80th anniversary memorial service

Daily Mail  

King Charles has paid tribute to the 'remarkable wartime generation' who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep the world safe from tyranny on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. King Charles has paid tribute to the 'remarkable wartime generation' who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep the world safe from tyranny on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings …

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D-Day minute by terrifying minute: Joltingly vivid account retells how Operation Overlord unfolded as 150,000 Allied troops gambled everything to defeat the Nazis and change the course of history
6 months, 2 weeks ago

D-Day minute by terrifying minute: Joltingly vivid account retells how Operation Overlord unfolded as 150,000 Allied troops gambled everything to defeat the Nazis and change the course of history

Daily Mail  

Tomorrow marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy, the largest seaborne invasion in history, which begun of the liberation of France and western Europe from the Nazis. This location was used as a launching place for Allied troops participating in the invasion Operation Overlord Normandy troops are boarding a Landing Craft Infantry in Southern England on 5th June 1944 …

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Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later

Associated Press  

BENOUVILLE, France — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. Very emotional but important.” FRED TAYLOR Standing this week on what, on D-Day, were the blood-soaked sands of Omaha Beach, World War II fighter pilot Fredric Taylor …

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The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy

LA Times  

An American soldier touches the sand on Omaha Beach, Normandy. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in France this week to mark 80 years since the D-day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. More veterans were on their way Tuesday, traveling by ferry from southern England across the English …

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How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead arrived with other journalists in southern England to cover the Allies’ imminent D-Day invasion of Normandy, a U.S. commander offered them a no-nonsense welcome. Veteran war correspondent Wes Gallagher — who would later run the entire Associated Press — directed AP’s team from the headquarters in Portsmouth, England, of Supreme Allied …

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D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite the pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite the pandemic

Associated Press  

CARENTAN, France — In a small Normandy town where paratroopers landed in the early hours of D-Day, applause broke the silence to honor Charles Shay. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s D-Day commemorations are taking place with travel restrictions that have prevented veterans or families of fallen soldiers from the U.S., Britain and other allied countries from making the trip …

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