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Pasco County paratrooper inspired by D-Day to join the Army attends 80th anniversary events: ‘I am not a hero’
NORMANDY, France - A 98-year-old WWII vet from Pasco County ... A few months shy of his 98th birthday, Hita was a paratrooper who made 39 jumps during the war, mainly in the Pacific region.
9 members of Congress parachute jump over Normandy for D-Day anniversary
Before departing Washington, Waltz said the jump honors World War II veterans and pays respect ... performed a parachute jump ...
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A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
The Normandy town was at the heart of D-Day drop zones in 1944, when paratroopers jumped in darkness ... I truly believe that.” Dozens of World War II veterans are converging on France to ...
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World War II's D-Day: Photos reveal world's largest amphibious invasion
Some 156,000 Allied troops stormed Normandy, France ... nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. A sign outside Trinity Church, New York City, inviting ...
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King Charles and President Macron will head commemorations June 6 in Normandy
More than 400 multinational paratroopers jumped into Normandy on Wednesday 5 June in a unique tribute to the soldiers who parachuted in on D-Day. The 8,500 British and Canadian soldiers of 6th ...
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D-Day paratrooper, longtime Lahaina resort developer dies
Robert “Bob” Sullivan shows off a World War II-vintage Jeep that he kept in ... Instead, he became a paratrooper with the 6th British Airborne Division, 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion.