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Pasco County paratrooper inspired by D-Day to join the Army attends 80th anniversary events: ‘I am not a hero’
NORMANDY, France - A 98-year-old WWII vet from Pasco County, who joined the Army after watching footage of D-Day in a movie theater is among veterans from the Bay Area attending D-Day anniversary ...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
D-Day remembrance: World War II veterans return to Normandy on 80th anniversary of invasion. It would be more than four years ...
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80 years later, memories of D-Day invasion, sacrifice remain strong
“The 1st sergeant comes barreling into our barracks with paint cans,” the 100-year-old veteran from Thousand Oaks recalled this week just days ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy D ...