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Normandy Beaches: Walking in the Footsteps of D-Day Soldiers in France
Utah Beach Utah Beach was one of the two American landing zones on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Situated on the Cotentin Peninsula, it was the westernmost beach of the five Normandy landings. Despite the ...
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In photos: The last WWII veterans mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day
UTAH BEACH, France — These are no ordinary ... More than 4,000 Allied troops died on D-Day. But even amid the tremendous loss of life, some survived. And on this 80th anniversary, some of ...
American Legion leader delivers heartfelt appeal to help save lives of veterans in distress
Bronze sculptures of Raymond Fagen and 11 other infantrymen charging out of a Higgins' boat and onto Utah Beach on D-Day provided a dramatic backdrop for James A. LaCoursiere Jr. and the quiet, to-the ...
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‘It feels very lonely’: 80 years after D-Day, only 2 USS Nevada crew members remain
Ten 14-inch, .45-caliber guns were used in the Allies’ Operation Neptune on D-Day to bombard German artillery at Utah Beach as well as cannons and tanks miles inland, Ramsey said. Built just ...
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Surviving veterans of D-Day invasion return to Normandy for 80th anniversary
They planned to go to Utah Beach on Thursday ... Warren Goss also went to France for the 75th D-Day anniversary in 2019. WAC returned to Normandy Connie Jamison, 82, of Lincoln Place, recently ...