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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 ...
'We had a job' to do: Humble veteran, 100, recalls D-Day 81 years later
Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops made at Utah Beach.
Promoting peace: A magical trip walking into Rome for 80th anniversary of end of WWII
On May 2, 80 years to the day of the German surrender, we finished our “peace trip” in the Italian Minister of Defense ...
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay prepares for his final walk at Arlington's sacred tomb
1st Class Andrew Jay has been dutifully guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National ... and is known for its record in World War II. He trained for almost 18 months for the ...
Elderly WWII vets return to France, hand over duty of remembering D-Day
At the Normandy American Cemetery that overlooks Omaha, workers and visitors rub sand from the beach onto the gravestones so ...
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For 1 sentinel, a final walk at Arlington's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
1st Class Andrew Jay has been dutifully guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National ... and is known for its record in World War II. He trained for almost 18 months for the ...