Published 06/03/2024 2:30:02 p.m.

French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary events

School children sang the French and U.S. Anthems alongside posters.
Jake Larson, a 101-year-old vet, participated in D-Day commemoration activities.
Veterans from different nations will partake in parades, ceremonies, and school visits, with students accompanying and learning from them.

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BBC News

Veterans arrive in France for D-Day anniversary

The group threw a wreath into the sea to remember those who never made it to shore.

06/04/2024 2:24:50 p.m.·United Kingdom

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The Independent

‘Mankind had lost its way’: WWII veterans reflect on 80th anniversary of D-Day

Dozens of World War II veterans from the US were welcomed by cheering crowds as they arrived in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Many of the veterans are close to 100 years old. They shared mixed emotions upon arriving in the place where more than 150,000 allied troops drove out Nazi Germany forces on 6 June 1944. Over 2,000 US soldiers died that day. “I’m glad I survived it and I’m glad we won the war,” one veteran told journalis…

06/03/2024 9:14:33 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary events

French schoolchildren have greeted dozens of U.S. World War II veterans with a big poster saying ‘’thank you'' as they arrived on Monday in Normandy. The veterans are commemorating the

06/04/2024 1:53:26 a.m.·United States

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Daily Express

WW2 hero aged 107 travels to France for D-Day 80th anniversary

Reynolds Tomter and 59 other veterans flew from Dallas to Paris for the anniversary.

06/03/2024 12:18:00 p.m.·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

D-Day heroes set sail for France ahead of 80th anniversary of Normandy landings

A group of dedicated veterans are heading to France with the Royal British Legion to commemorate D Day - they will mark the role they played in the greatest invasion in history 80 years ago

06/04/2024 9:06:53 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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abc News

Remembering with sadness, the British D-Day veterans recall the war they saw and knew

The British D-Day veterans who gathered Monday to kick off events marking the 80th anniversary of the landings in Northern France didn’t need a calendar to remember June 6, 1944

06/03/2024 7:29:35 p.m.·United States

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