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'I was talking to history.' World War II veteran and Berkshire Place resident recalls what is was like to storm the beaches of Normandy
At just 17 years old, Joseph Coy left Pittsfield High School to enlist in the Navy, serving on Utah Beach on D-Day and later ...
West Palm Beach centenarian reflects on extraordinary life of World War II heroism
West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...
Lehigh Valley veteran, one of last survivors who stormed the beaches on D-Day, dies at 102
World War II veteran Dick Schermerhorn, who cleared mines on a Normandy beach during the D-Day assault, died Tuesday. At 102, he was among the few remaining survivors of the epic Allied invasion ...
World War II-style barriers placed along border in New Mexico
The structures resemble the metal “X-like” anti-tank obstacles that were positioned along the Normandy beaches by Germans ...
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100-year-old veteran honored for service at Normandy during WW II
When he was 19 years old, Joseph B. “Ben” Miller landed at Normandy on D-Day in a paraglider. Eighty years later, he visited ...
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West Palm Beach centenarian reflects on extraordinary life of World War II heroism
More World War II veteran stories:Married near Normandy beaches at age 100, World War II vet returns with bride to PBC home "You couldn't just enlist," Simon recalled. "Everybody wanted to go.