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America in 1944 was vastly different from the nation we are today.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 5:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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It was discreetly referred to as Operation Overlord - the final push into Fortress Europe through the inflexible sea wall, built by the Nazi overlords, just a spare few miles from the free shores of Great Britain, where the entire United States Expeditionary Force was stationed.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 4:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Every year on June 6, our nation pauses to remember the thousands of brave Americans and American allies who stormed the beaches of Normandy to launch the campaign to liberate Europe from the oppression and extermination by the Nazi regime in World War II.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 7:02 am
By: Diane Rufino
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This is what I call making a difference. If you are or have ever had a teacher like this, say a private or public thank you if they are still around.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 11:26 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The impressions of our youth are indelibly branded in our hearts and minds. As I think of June 6, 1944 (D Day) it always seems that it was my war. I was nine years old.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 2:34 pm
By: Buzz Cayton
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Ever since our 2014 vacation to Normandy and the D-Day sites, I think of Veterans Day in an entirely new light.
Published: Thursday, November 11th, 2021 @ 7:55 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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In historical terms, 77 years is a short time.
Published: Monday, June 14th, 2021 @ 7:32 am
By: LifeZette
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Black LIves Matter held a protest in London at which they vandalized the statue of Sir Winston Churchill on Parliament Square, and they did it on D-Day.
Published: Monday, June 8th, 2020 @ 1:06 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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The impressions of our youth are indelibly branded in our hearts and minds.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2020 @ 6:46 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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He knows how powerful a smile can be for others as they battle today's harsh reality
Published: Saturday, April 25th, 2020 @ 4:12 pm
By: LifeZette
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Remarks by President Trump on the 75th Commemoration of D-Day
Published: Thursday, June 6th, 2019 @ 12:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement in honor of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion:
Published: Thursday, June 6th, 2019 @ 12:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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When holidays like Memorial Day and Veterans Day roll around each year, I can't help but recall the awe-inspiring sights I saw in 2014 while bicycling Normandy with my husband.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2017 @ 1:50 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The US Army can train an infantry man in 10 weeks after a 10 week boot camp.
Published: Saturday, August 6th, 2016 @ 4:09 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Today, on the 72nd anniversary of D-Day, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) took the Senate floor to commemorate North Carolina's critical role in the Allied invasion of Normandy and the liberation of Europe during World War II.
Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 @ 1:12 am
By: Thom Tillis
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North Carolinians played key roles in the historic D-Day invasion that took the fight directly to the Axis powers and hastened the fall of Adolf Hitler.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 8:27 am
By: Christopher Maye
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