OMAHA BEACH, France — As young soldiers, they waded through breaking waves and gunfire to battle the Nazis. Now bent with age, the dwindling number of World War II veterans joined a new generation of ...
Dwindling number of D-Day veterans mark anniversary with plea to recall WWII lessons in today’s wars
OMAHA BEACH, France — As young soldiers, they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to battle the Nazis. On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans were joined by a new generation of ...
World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on ...
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The D-Day generation, smaller in number than ever, is back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 81 years ago. World War II veterans, now mostly ...
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Restoring a Piece of History: D-Day Zippo 1944
In this restoration journey, we bring a historic Zippo lighter from the D-Day WW2 era back to life. This remarkable artifact, tied to the largest amphibious invasion in 1944, tells a story of ...
WASHINGTON — Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy ...
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