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WWII veterans speak of sacrifice and freedom on France's D-Day battlefields, 81 years later
The D-Day generation is smaller in number than ever but back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 81 ...
U.S. vet from WWII is honored in Europe, showered with gratitude at age 99
Harry Humason, who helped liberate Europe from the Nazis, was shocked when hundreds of grateful Czech citizens donated to pay ...
Council of Europe: United to keep Europe a safe home for the Jewish people, now and in the future
Representatives from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers participated in a tribute event ...
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From Purple Heart Lane to Hell’s Corner: 101st Airborne soldiers ride WWII convoy through Normandy
CARENTAN, France — In an open 1940s military vehicle rumbling through the Normandy countryside, Staff Sgt. Nathan Selby and ...
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National WWII Museum commemorates D-Day and its own 25th anniversary with events June 4-7
The late historian Stephen Ambrose wrote biographies of Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, as well as many books ...
German troops start long-term deployment in another country for the first time since World War II
Germany is stationing thousands of troops in Lithuania, the first time it's put soldiers in another country on a long-term ...