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American flag flown during D-Day invasion at Normandy up for auction
by Jacki BillingsAn American flag flown during the invasion at Normandy on the USS LCI(L)-421 at Gold Beach in 1944 is up for grabs through Rock Island Auction Company.
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Make your own D-Day: The Normandy Tank Museum contents up for auction (19 PHOTOS)
by Chris EgerEverything from an M4 Sherman that rolled into Paris to a 1942 BMW R75 motorcycle with sidecar and M42 to a rare Heintz AAA mount for the M2 heavy machine gun are up for grabs.
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93-year-old WWII vet reunited with wartime girlfriend
by Jennifer CruzThey met before Thomas parachuted into Normandy, and now Air New Zealand is flying him first class, for free, to see the woman he met over 70 years ago.
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Navy museum has a whole slew of really cool relics (9 PICS)
by Jennifer CruzThe 300,000 piece collection, made up of weapons, gifts from foreign countries, flags and even some toys, just made its way to a new home in Richmond, Virginia.
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D-Day survivor, 89, sneaks out of care home to attend Normandy remembrance (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyCaretakers told Bernard Jordan, 89, he would not be able to attend the Normandy D-Day commemoration event. So the salty war vet pinned his medals to his chest, quietly snuck out and travelled there alone.
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WWII ‘Whiskey 7’ transport plane to make commemorative flight over Normandy
by Brent McCluskeyA WWII U.S. Army transport plane that dropped paratroopers during the D-Day invasion will soon make a commemorative flight over Normandy. On June 6, 1944, a Douglas C-47 known as “Whiskey 7” played a key role in liberating Sainte-Mere-Eglise by dropping 21 paratroopers behind enemy lines. The restored Whiskey 7 now rests in the National […]
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Last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient, who partook in D-Day, dies at 92
by Brent McCluskeyStaff Sgt. Walter Ehlers, the longest surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient, died Thursday at 92. Ehlers and his brother, Roland, enlisted in the Army in 1940, though they both already had several battles under the belt. Ehlers’ actions during the second wave assault on Omaha Beach in Normandy in June 1944 earned him the […]
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