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A funeral has been held for a World War Two veteran who took part in D-Day and helped liberate a concentration camp. The funeral for Donald "Don" Sheppard, who died aged 104, was held at St Martin ...
Standard bearers escorted the hearse into the funeral of Albert Price, 98, from Solihull.
Prince of Wales arrives at D-Day memorial event. 11:00, ... The Prime Minister will then deliver a reading to the crowds and meet with veterans to hear their D-Day stories to mark the occasion.
"Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the program for instituting a dignified military funeral with full honors to the nation's veterans. As of January 1, 2000, Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act mandates that the United States Armed Forces shall provide the rendering of honors in a military funeral ...
The National D-Day Memorial is a war memorial located in Bedford, Virginia. It serves as the national memorial for American D-Day veterans. However, its scope is international in that it states, "In Tribute to the valor, fidelity and sacrifice of Allied Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944" and commends all Allied Armed Forces during the D-Day ...
The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial is a memorial in Washington, D.C., which honors veterans of the armed forces of the United States who were permanently disabled during the course of their national service. Congress adopted legislation establishing the memorial on October 23, 2000, authorizing the Disabled Veterans for Life ...
A D-Day veteran who served as a torpedo boat gunner escorting American forces has died at the age of 99. George Chandler, from Burgess Hill, West Sussex, who lost his sight in later life, was to ...
A Des Moines Register story from 1944 reports that Cpl. John J. Marshall, an East High School graduate, is missing in action after parachuting behind the German lines in Normandy, France, on D-Day.