Great Example of an American | Ret. Army Master Sgt. Ed Beck made it through three wars

Article Title: World War II POW Who Survived Three Wars Celebrates 101st Birthday

Article Excerpt: "...Beck, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, served for the 106th Infantry Division during World War II. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45, a pivotal turning point for the Allies in northcentral Europe.

Beck was taken prisoner by the Nazis, surviving six months of hell in a POW labor camp. He decided to make a bold move that likely saved his life, escaping..."

Reference Source: www.military.com

Massachusetts’ WWII veteran dies at 108

Article Title: Massachusetts’ WWII veteran dies at 108

Article Excerpt: "...Morris “Morry” Casso was also the 15th oldest man in the United States at the time of his death and had survived cancer.

Born in Roxbury on Jan. 28, 1917, to Russian immigrants Sadie and David Casso, he graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School for Boys in 1934. ..."

Reference Source: www.masslive.com

80th anniversary of D-Day

D-Day's 80th Anniversary Brings World War II Veterans Back to the Beaches of Normandy

Snippet of Article: "...80th anniversary of D-Day.

The Allied invasion, which began on June 6, 1944, led to the defeat of the Nazis and the end of the war. The assault began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by around 1,200 aircraft that carried airborne troops. As dawn broke, Allied forces started bombing German coastal defenses and shortly after that vessels began putting troops ashore on five codenamed beaches: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. By the end of the day, nearly 160,000 Allied troops had landed in Normandy, although there were thousands of casualties.

Few witnesses to history’s biggest amphibious invasion remain alive today. ..."

Source: www.newsmax.com

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At 101, D-Day US veteran heads to France for 80th anniversary

Article Title: At 101, D-Day US veteran heads to France for 80th anniversary

Article Excerpt: "...MARTINEZ, California, May 29 (Reuters) - World War Two U.S. Army veteran Jake Larson is 101 years old and a survivor of D-Day, history’s largest amphibious invasion on June 6, 1944, and he is heading to France for the 80th anniversary to honor the brothers-in-arms who did not make it home. Sitting in his home in Martinez, California, alongside photos and mementos from his years in the National Guard and the U.S. Army, Larson can recall every moment from the day he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and calls himself "the last man." He carried 74 pounds (34 kg) of gear in his pack, the waves rocked the landing crafts up and down four feet (1.2 meters) at times, the Germans fired 14-inch (35.5-cm) shells overhead and small arms from the dunes..."

Reference Source: www.reuters.com

Never too old for love — 100-year-old US World War II vet to wed his 96-year-old fiancee in France

Article Title: 80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed

Article Excerpt: "...BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Harold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin kissed and held hands like high school sweethearts as they discussed their upcoming wedding in France, a country the World War II veteran first visited as a 20-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces corporal shortly after D-Day. ..."

Reference Source: apnews.com

France is getting ready to show its gratitude towards World War II veterans

Article Title: France is getting ready to show its gratitude towards World War II veterans

Article Excerpt: "...many for the last time, to Normandy beaches this year for 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day to mark the defeat of the Nazis. A ceremony at Omaha Beach, with many heads of state expected to be present..."

Reference Source: apnews.com

D-Day

Article Title: D-Day

Snippet of Article: "... D-Day is during World War II, on June 6, 1944—the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate western Europe from Nazi Germany..."

Article Source: wikipedia.org

Twin brothers reunited 74 years after WWII death at Normandy

Article Title: Twin brothers reunited 74 years after WWII death at Normandy

Snippet of Article: "...For decades, he was known only as Unknown X-9352 at a World War II American cemetery in Belgium where he was interred. On Tuesday, the soldier would have his identity recovered — and be reunited with his twin brother in Normandy, where the two Navy men ..."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com

World War II (WWII) vets storm the WWII memorial in DC

WWII veterans storm DC memorial closed by government shutdown

Article Title: WWII veterans storm DC memorial closed by government shutdown

Snippet of Article: "...Wheelchair-bound elderly veterans pushed aside barricades to tour the World War II Memorial Tuesday morning, in defiance of the government shutdown which closed all of the memorials in the nation’s capital. ..."

Article Source: www.stripes.com