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'I come back to Normandy to say hello to comrades who didn't make it home'
"I've come to see my friends who didn't come home," says Ken, as he pauses at a row of white headstones. Hermanville War ...
Child WW2 hero who swept mines at 14 and trod water in boiling oil opens up on horrors
On the eve of VE Day, Ronald Butcher, 98, has opened up about his astonishing childhood at sea for the first time because "We ...
Remembering the war, reminiscing forgotten Indians
Victory in Europe Day is not just a celebration for Europe but is also an occasion to pay homage to the millions across the ...
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On V-E Day, honor the heroes of World War II by upholding their ideals of freedom
The Second World War taught us a critical lesson: Isolationism is not security. President Ronald Reagan made that clear in 1984, when he visited Normandy on the 40th anniversary of D-Day and ...
VE Day veteran recalls bumping into his father during Normandy invasion
A 100-year-old RAF veteran who will be leading VE Day processions on Monday has recalled being “gobsmacked” after bumping ...
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10 of the greatest Second World War movie soundtracks
For some people, nothing is more synonymous with Second World War commemorations (and marking British military ... SOUNDTRACK MONTAGE This 1962 film about the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy was ...
Royals watch historic flypast as huge crowds turns out for VE Day 80th anniversary
Four generations of the Royal Family witnessed a historic RAF flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace to mark 80 years since Britain declared victory over Nazi Germany. The King and Queen joined ...