US EditionWWII Veterans Speak of Sacrifice and Freedom on D-Day Battlefields After 81 Years
- On June 6, 2025, mostly centenarian World War II veterans gathered in Normandy, France, to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
- This commemoration arose amid dwindling veteran numbers and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission unveiling the Torch for Peace to preserve their memories.
- The Torch for Peace, inspired by John McCrae’s poem 'In Flanders Fields,' is designed to resemble a World War I trench and incorporates a replica shell case along with engraved remembrance flora, creating a tangible connection to those who made sacrifices.
- Simon Bendry, director of the Commission, explained that holding the torch creates a tangible link to the war graves, while noting that the number of surviving veterans from the Second World War has dropped below 65,000.
- This event highlights the urgent need to pass veterans’ stories to new generations as these visits to Normandy become increasingly rare.
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Long Island students travel to Normandy, honor long-forgotten alum who died in D-Day invasion
The Mineola man, who graduated in the class of 1935, was killed in action during the Allied invasion of Normandy in June of 1944 -- and remains there, beneath a marble cross among thousands more who perished in the World War II campaign.
‘It looks like bodies laying on the beach’
See our special report: D-Day, in the words of the Virginians who were there, which has first-hand accounts from 15 Virginia-based units.Bob Sales lied about his age. He wanted to join the National Guard but was just 15.His father didn’t seem too worried. “Don’t worry, because he won’t last a week,” his father told his mother. This was 1941, and the United States was still at peace.The Amherst County teen who fibbed about his age lasted a lot mo…
R50 / An article published on June 6, 1984, on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of D-Day, the beginning of Operation Overlord and the landing of allied troops in Normandy in 1944
World War II veterans travel to Normandy for emotional D-Day commemoration
Some World War II veterans have landed in France to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Friday.A group of about two dozen veterans who served in Europe and the Pacific traveled back to the once bloody beaches of Normandy, the Associated Press reported. The veterans, who are mostly centenarians, represent the dwindling number of those who were on the front lines defending freedom. AMERICANS SHOULD HONOR MEMORIAL DAY IN THIS WAY, MILITARY SERVIC…
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