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The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

OMAHA BEACH, France — Under their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their rheumy eyes, tears that inevitably flowed from being on the revered shoreline in Normandy, France, where so many American young men were cut down 80 years ago on D-Day. “They probably wouldn’t be here if we hadn’t be successful,” said Llilburn “Bill” Wall, who flew …

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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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Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa

Associated Press  

— Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions, then slamming an Iowa town. One or possibly two tornadoes then spent around an hour creeping toward Omaha, leaving behind damage consistent with an EF3 twister, with winds of 135 …

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What does D-Day stand for and how is the Normandy landings anniversary marked?
1 year, 6 months ago

What does D-Day stand for and how is the Normandy landings anniversary marked?

Daily Mail  

The D-Day landings on June 6, 1944 were a triumph for Allied forces in World War Two and constitute one of the best remembered military operations of the conflict. A US landing barge packed with helmeted soldiers makes its way to the shore in Normandy on June 6, 1944 Dozens of ships line the coast off Omaha Beach in Normandy …

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