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Wigan D-Day hero gets veteran badge: 80 years late!
Day landings and is already much decorated, not least being a recipient of France’s top military medal the Legion D’Honneur.
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Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago
Among the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the hostile beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit – the U.S. Army Rangers.
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80 years later, memories of D-Day invasion, sacrifice remain strong
Related: D-Day 80th anniversary ... we should not forget the sacrifices that war requires.” Now, 80 years later, leaders from the Allied countries will join the veterans on Thursday with ...
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D-Day at 80: Memories of Liberation
President Biden on Thursday hailed the U.S. and Allied forces who stormed the beaches of Normandy 80 years ago, saying they overcame a tyrant who thought “the future belonged to dictators.” ...
WWII veterans share memories at Rockhurst University panel discussion
Thursday’s event was presented by the Valor Partners Foundation. They raise money for scholarships for dependents of deceased ...
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DDAY veterans with Denver charity cross English Channel to Normandy, as they did 80 years ago
Steven Melnikoff, 104, and Donald Cobb, 99, are veterans of the DDAY invasion, and they're returning to France for ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the allied attack on the ...
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On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Native Americans Remember Veterans’ Service and Sacrifices
This year, 80 Native delegates have been asked to take part in the official commemoration of D-Day. Their responsibilities include offering ceremonies at American cemeteries and memorials in ...