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Paratrooper brings his D-Day veteran grandpa’s dog tag back to France (VIDEOS)
by Chris EgerU.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Jett put the 1900 Morgan silver dollar and dog tag carried by his grandfather on D-Day back into the sand of Omaha Beach for the fist time in 72 years.
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WWII ‘Whiskey 7’ transport plane to make commemorative flight over Normandy
by Brent McCluskeyA WWII U.S. Army transport plane that dropped paratroopers during the D-Day invasion will soon make a commemorative flight over Normandy. On June 6, 1944, a Douglas C-47 known as “Whiskey 7” played a key role in liberating Sainte-Mere-Eglise by dropping 21 paratroopers behind enemy lines. The restored Whiskey 7 now rests in the National […]
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