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D-Day veterans pay respects on ‘last opportunity’ to honour the dead

Members of the Royal Marines land on Asnelles before travelling to Normandy for the commemoration ceremony - Aaron Chown/PA Wir When the moment came, they did not flinch. Step by sodden step, they ...
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Queen Camilla and France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron Coordinate in White for D-Day 80th Anniversary Ceremony at Normandy

Queen Camilla and First Lady of France Brigitte Macron made a united front alongside their spouses during the commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day ...
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D-Day 80th anniversary: Survivors, leaders meet in Normandy

The surviving veterans of D-Day, most in wheelchairs, were again in Normandy on Thursday, as they remembered the day 80 years ago when they stormed French beaches to claw back the European continent ...
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Honoring Heroes: Memorial Day Ceremonies at Normandy and Brittany American Cemeteries

NORMANDY, France -- On May 26 and 27, 2024, Soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment participated in Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremonies at the Normandy and Brittany American Cemeteries in France. These ...
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26 Toledoans paid the ultimate sacrifice at Normandy. 80 years later, students write letters to honor them

TOLEDO, Ohio — On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, 73,000 of them American. In total, the landings claimed the lives of over 4,400 troops. And on Thursday, 80 years ...