D-Day at 80: One more mission to Normandy for the greatest generation
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Normandy Parachute Jump Opens D-Day 80th Anniversary Commemorations
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists dropped from a World War II-era plane and soared into the now peaceful skies of Normandy on Sunday, kicking off a week of ceremonies for the fast-fading generation of Allied soldiers who fought from the beaches of the Normandy landings 80 years ago to the downfall of Adolf Hitler and […]
D-Day veteran, 101, heads to France for 80th anniversary of Normandy landings
Jake Larson, a 101-year-old Army veteran and survivor of the Normandy landings, is preparing to travel to France to mark the 80th anniversary of the historic invasion. A Minnesota native, Larson enlisted in the National Guard as a teenager and then transferred to the Army’s V Corps for the Normandy landings. Larson has garnered more […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is expected in Normandy for commemorations of 80 years since D-Day, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said he plans to attend ceremonies in Normandy on Tuesday marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings and meet with world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. President Joe Biden is also scheduled to attend this year’s commemoration of the landings that liberated France and Europe from Nazi German occupation. […]