World War II veterans depart for D-Day commemoration events in Normandy

Marin Voice: Lessons of D-Day continue to resonate

This week marks the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion, when the armada of the Allies crossed the English Channel and began the bloody, brutal, march from Normandy to Berlin. The western Allies — Americans, Brits, soldiers of the Commonwealth countries, members of the Free French Forces and remnants of armies that had already been overrun by the Nazis — had begun what would become the final push to retake Europe in July of 1943 with the inva…

World War II veterans depart for D-Day commemoration events in Normandy

A group of roughly two dozen veterans from World War II have traveled from Atlanta to Normandy, France for D-Day remembrances.

D-Day Remembrance at Price of Freedom Museum - Salisbury Post

On Saturday, June 7, the Price of Freedom Museum will celebrate its biggest event of the year with the D-Day Remembrance. Doors open at 9 a.m. and will remain open until 3 p.m. The opening ceremony is set for 10 a.m. in the parking lot with guest speaker Travis Allen, sheriff of Rowan County.  The museum has been undergoing extensive work over the last year. Exhibits have been updated and remodeled and new displays have been added.  While the fo…

FLAG TO HONOR MAURICE L. R. DORE, SEA BEE WWII VETERAN WHO PARTICIPATED IN D-DAY

During the month of June, the 69th Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber - Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of SSM2c Maurice Louis Rene Dore, who served in the U.S. Navy as a Sea Bee, during WWII. It is fitting that Dore be honored during the month of June in recognition of the