Service of celebration held for D-Day veteran
A service of celebration has been held for a D-Day veteran who died in December. William Wake, from Ulgham near Morpeth, ...
Jack Warner: 'D-Day mission was a disaster'
As a 20-year-old, Jack Warner was tasked with flying over Normandy on D-Day to attack German gun emplacements ahead of the ...
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World War II veteran to visit Louisburg
World War II veteran Kenneth Smith, who was on the first U.S. warship to sail into the waters of Omaha Beach on D-Day, will ...
Stunning Standing with Giants installation returns to Normandy for VE Day 80th anniversary
The killings fields of Normandy will once again host an awe-inspiring tribute to those who paid the ultimate price during the ...
Freedom of Derbyshire awarded to D-Day veteran
A veteran who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazi occupation has been handed the Freedom of Derbyshire. Albert Keir was ...
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80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Colmar
COLMAR, France — A commemoration ceremony was held to honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Colmar at Colmar, France, Feb. 1-2, 2025. The ceremony highlighted the bravery and heroism by ...
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Soldiers honor POWs with 60-mile ‘Long March’ 80th Anniversary
Eighty years later, 147 U.S. Army Soldiers stationed across NATO’s eastern flank, alongside service members from Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom, commemorated the 80th anniversary of the ...