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Veterans escorted by Royal Navy out of Portsmouth on the way to Normandy for DDay 80 commemorations. Posted: June 30, 2025 | Last updated: June 30, 2025.
GREENVILLE, NC (WNCT) — Thursday marks 80 years since a day that possibly changed the course of world history. CLICK HERE for more D-Day related stories from Nexstar Thousands of American and… ...
Tom Hanks on Remembering D-Day 80 Years Later. Clip: 6/6/2024 | 4m 39s Video has Closed Captions | CC. When we think of D-Day, perhaps the most vivid imagery comes not from the newsreels of the ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - George VanVekoven was drafted into World War II when he was 18 years old. He was part of D-Day and is now recalling his experience of the time. “I didn’t know what to expect, ...
His D-Day message was in keeping with the perspective on World War II that dominated American thinking in the 1940s. In a radio address from the White House, President Franklin Roosevelt asked the ...
'The eyes of the world are upon you': Eisenhower's D-Day order inspires 80 years later Gen. Eisenhower's Order of the Day on June 6,1944 is among history's most inspiring military addresses.
On June 6, 1944, some 13,000 U.S. paratroopers plunged down onto the bloodied beaches of Nazi-occupied France. They helped change the course of WWII.
World War II veterans honored on Long Island 80 years after D-Day 02:25. BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Veterans were honored on Long Island on Thursday to mark 80 years since D-Day, the start of the invasion ...
Before crossing the English Channel on D-Day 80 years ago this week, some in history’s largest amphibious invasion learned how to fight and navigate on the Chesapeake Bay. During much of the ...