Few soldiers recall D-Day fifty years later
The piece recalls the June 6 1944 Normandy invasion known as Operation Overlord. It notes 150 000 to 156 000 Allied troops landed with 13 000 bombs and 13 000 paratroopers as Omaha Beach proved deadly and recalls Bert Katz 87 of Cedar Rapids an Army lieutenant who survived D-Day and later fought in the Battle of the Bulge. It highlights veterans losses and the mystery of what the D stands for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan
Eelance
Dday
Donald Tyne
Linn County Veterans Affairs
United States
Normandy
France
Bert Katz
Cedar Rapids
Omaha Beach
Katz
English Channel
Dwight Eisenhower
D-Day
Iowa
Thymes Remembered Tea Room and Midwest Tour Listings
A travel and event roundup detailing several sightseeing trips and tastings across multiple states. Notable items include a July 21 Perry Tea Room lunch at Hotel Pattee with $89, a July 26 Shawn Johnson event in Des Moines at $89, and Aug. 13 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines with $59. Also listed are Chicago Oakbrook tours, Omaha Zoo package, Irish Fest in Waterloo, Amish Quilt Gardens in Elkhart, Branson Outdoors College cruise, each with specific dates and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
A/ Thymes
Shawn Johnson & Friends
Des Moines
Dancing With the Stars
Chicago
Oakbrook
Dble
Omaha
Zoo
Elkhart
Notre Dame
Branson Outdoors
Dogwood Canyon
Kids First Law Center gets Iowa Supreme Court grant
The Kids First Law Center in Cedar Rapids will receive $5,900 from the Iowa Supreme Court. The grants support legal services for children in high conflict custody cases. Eastern Iowa groups HELP Through Education and Law Program Inc. Davenport and Muscatine Legal Services also receive funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kids First Law Center
Fourth Ave
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
University of Iowa College of Law
Drake University Law School
Help Through Education and Law Program Inc
Davenport
Muscatine
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Calais
Eisenhower
PBS Television
Colleville
Caen
Obama
The
Gazeu
Waterloo
Woosleytour.com
Art Cellare
Sun
First Avenue SE
Klinger Pool
SAVE
Kids Law Center
High Court
Dept. of Psychiatry
Martha
Ulyers
Mercycare.org
Mercy Medical Center
Jeffrey M. Nassif, M.D
Physicians’ Clinic of
P.C
Hallagan
Orthopaedic Center
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