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History
5 Ways D-Day Could Have Been A Total Disaster For The Allies
Michael Peck, The National Interest
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Code Red News
D-Day Invasion Forged ‘Strong Relationship’ Between US And Germany, State Department Says
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama former Senator Max Cleland of Georgia before the ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, June 6, 2009.
History
What Americans Should Consider On D-Day’s Anniversary, From A Man Who Knows
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Health & Fitness
This Insane Swim-Climb-Ruck In Normandy Is How Navy SEALs Are Honoring Their D-Day Forebears
Kaj Larsen
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Entertainment
Tom Hanks Is Teaming Up With Vet Filmmaker Dale Dye To Make A Veteran-Powered WWII Drama
The U.S. Army Reserve's LCM-8596, a landing craft mechanized, or "Mike" boat, powers along the James River toward Utah Beach during Operation Dragon Wave at Fort Eustis, Va., July 24, 2012.
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Guess What Branch Just Dropped $1 Billion On New Beach-Landing Boats?
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News
On D-Day Anniversary, Coalition Launches Final Assault On ISIS Capital
A screenshot from a video by Inside Edition shows Prince Harry shaking hands with Ivor Anderson, a World War II veteran of D-Day, and a stickler for proper attire.
News
D-Day Veteran Calls Out Prince Harry For Not Wearing A Tie
Even Prince Harry isn’t immune to an ass chewing for improper civilian attire, as he learned visiting a D-Day event.
Barrage balloons floated by the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion seen above Omaha Beach during the first days of the Normandy invasion, June 1944.
History
‘Forgotten’ Reveals The Untold Story Of D-Day’s Heroic African-American Soldiers
New book highlights the history of the mostly African-American 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion that landed on the beaches of Normandy.
Down the ramp of a Coast Guard landing barge, U.S. troops soldiers storm toward the beach in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944.
History
8 Iconic Photos From The Invasion Of Normandy
The invasion of Normandy, which was named Operation Overlord, launched on June 6, 1944, and was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history.