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Saturday, June 6, 2009

The years are passing further and further along: Remember D-Day: 6 June, 1944 ...

We’re losing about 1,800 World War II veterans nationally, every week. We
are losing out on getting their histories of what they did for their country
and the world.
” - Donald Tyne, director of Linn County Veterans Affairs.

Freelance writer Dick Hogan writes article in The Gazette titled Not many soldiers left who recall D-Day, reflecting on a famous point in world history: June 6, 1944. The Gazette comments "Time is claiming what the Nazis could not 65 years ago today, on D-Day."


Some 150,000 to 156,000 Allied troops — 73,000 of them from the United
States — began one of the bloodiest chapters of the war on June 6, 1944,
with
the landing on the Normandy beaches in German-occupied France. The
invasion was
called Operation Overlord, but the day itself has long been
called “The Longest Day.”
- Dick Hogan

Google is a great tool today, here are some links reflectiong 65 years ago on 6 June, 1944 ...

REFLECTIONS: Remembering D-Day
Sumter Item - The authors of Reflections invite you to enjoy this special edition and join with us as we honor some of Sumter's D-Day heroes. The landings at Normandy ...

Remembering D-Day The Herald-Times (subscription)


Remembering D-Day
Dallas Morning News - We should also remember the heroes who served in all the conflicts and countless battles in faraway places. Don't let this Saturday pass without just for a ...

Remembering D-Day (part 2)
Examiner.com - ‎So many of these small towns throughout Normandy have unique tales to tell from the D-Day operations, Angoville-au-Plain is no different and their tale is ...

From the archives -- Remembering D-Day
The Daily News Online - By Paul Mrozek PAVILION — World War II veteran Henry Wright was the keynote speaker at Saturday's D-Day memorial event at Pavilion Public Library, ...

Remembering D-Day: Cenla veterans recall historic invasion
Alexandria Town Talk - Laborde said he remembers D-Day every year and has returned to France several times over the years, including trips to join in celebration of the 50Th and ...

Remembering D-Day: Local WWII veteran recalls his experience
Farmington Daily Times - ‎Paul Peterson, a World War II Veteran, remembers D-Day with memorabilia and old photos in his Bloomfield home Friday. BLOOMFIELD — Paul Peterson works ...

Chattanooga Times Free Press
Remembering D-Day
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Leon Brown, 85, talks about his experience as a soldier in D-Day. Doug Brown grew up wondering why he'd sometimes wake ...

Remembering D-Day while dad visits Normandy
Kane County Chronicle - ‎Today, June 6, 2009, is the 65Th anniversary of D-Day, when our American soldiers stormed the cliffs near Normandy, France. Thousands of these brave men ...

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Our views: Remembering D-Day
Florida Today - ‎Many books have been written about their valor, including “D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climatic Battle of World War II.” In it, the late historian Stephen ...

D-Day Veteran Remembers Historic Invasion
KIII TV3 - ‎Felix Longoria Jr., 88, sits in his living room remembering D-Day. The night before the invasion his commander got ill so the young 23 year old sergeant ...

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