One by one, D-Day memories fade as war’s witnesses die

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 00:04:33 +0000

One by one, D-Day memories fade as war's witnesses die

An ever-smaller number of veterans will stand on Normandy’s shores on June 6 for D-Day’s 75th anniversary. Many will salute fallen comrades from their wheelchairs. As each year passes, more firsthand history is lost.

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Woman makes sure decorated WWII Marine gets hero’s farewell

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 22:59:28 +0000

ALBANY, N.Y. – A decorated World War II veteran who died this month with no living relatives is being honored by strangers around the world thanks to an unlikely friendship with a young woman determined to give him a hero’s farewell.

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