WWII Veteran, 97, Returned to Normandy To Re-Create D-Day Parachute Jump? Former paratrooper Tom Rice did return to Normandy on June 6, 2019, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, to re-create his jump. However, most online posts recounting the story fail to note the ... 06/7/2024 - 9:00 am | View Link
Fact Check: Posts Claim WWII Veteran, 97, Returned to Normandy To Re-Create D-Day Parachute Jump. Here Are the Facts A 97-year-old World War II veteran returned to Normandy on the most recent anniversary of the D-Day landings to re-create his parachute jump. Rating: Context: Former paratrooper Tom Rice did return to ... 06/7/2024 - 9:00 am | View Link
American WWII Vet’s Heartbreaking Admission at D-Day Event: 'I Feel Like a Foreigner in My Own Country' With the United States having just celebrated the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy beach, one veteran of that war said he doesn't recognize his country anymore. In an interview ... 06/7/2024 - 6:34 am | View Link
‘It was awful’: Last living Black WWII veteran shares stories of Normandy landings As much of the world marks a milestone anniversary of this unique historical moment, Local 4 spoke with a Wayne County resident who took part in the Normandy landings. 06/6/2024 - 4:41 pm | View Link
Mobile paratrooper veteran to make his 50th static line jump in Normandy for 80th D-Day Anniversary Some relatives of D-Day veterans are getting the opportunity of a lifetime: jumping out of an airplane onto Normandy. One of those relatives is 76-year-old Fred Krause, whose dad commanded the 82nd ... 06/6/2024 - 5:06 am | View Link