Veterans recall D-Day toil and Normandy memory
In Cleethorpes England veterans recount the 1944 Normandy invasion. Eric Gower and Walter Marshall describe peril and bravery as they joined the largest amphibious assault. The Normandy Veterans Association dissolves after decades of shared service.
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Elyria Navy veteran recalls D-Day and Pearl Harbor memories
Polgar, a former Elyria High School student, joined the Navy after Pearl Harbor. He trained in Florida then England, took part in the Normandy invasion on June 6 1944, steering landing craft and witnessing intense beach fighting. He survived and now reflects on friends lost and the war’s impact.
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Presidents honor veterans on D-Day in Normandy observance
Obama attends the D-Day anniversary in Normandy as the fourth sitting president to do so. Previous leaders including Reagan Johnson Clinton and Bush delivered remarks or statements reflecting on wartime sacrifice and the evolving world from liberation to postwar democracy.
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Ebihara to be grand marshal in Clovis Pioneer Days
Ebihara, an eight year old in Clovis during World War II, returns to receive a formal apology and serve as grand marshal of the Pioneer Days Parade. The Clovis City Commission invited him after a student highlighted his story, recalling internment in Fort Stanton Utah and eventual relocation to Cleveland.
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