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UK D-Day vet who escorted US troops to Normandy beaches dies at 99
George Chandler was one of the dwindling cohort of D-Day survivors who gathered last summer to commemorate its 80th anniversary.
First batch of Marine amphibious combat vehicles arrive in Okinawa
The vehicle had its overseas operational debut in May.
By Todd South
D-Day anniversary marked by dwindling number of veterans
Now bent with age, a dwindling number of WWII veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago.
How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day
As part of the first wave of the largest amphibious assault in history, the regiment was assigned to clear Omaha Beach landing sectors.
By Joseph Harris Carpenter, University of Texas at Arlington, The Conversation