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D-Day Commemorations Begin as Veterans Feel Left Out

Tomorrow marks the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, and fewer and fewer veterans of the invasion are around to commemorate. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is hosting ceremony at the American Cemetery and...

Canada's Prime Minister (Harper) praises Veterans on D Day

Stephen Harper praised the determination of Allied troops, many of which were Canadian, who landed on the shores of Normandy in June 1944.  He said this during a speech commemorating the 65th Anniversary of...

Jim Norene, a WWII veteran in Normandy, Obama's guest, dies

Jim Norene, one of President Obama's honoured guests at the 65th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy died last night in his sleep, one day before appearing with the President to honour his fallen...

Remembering Operation Tiger WWII: Six weeks before D-Day

On this 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, some remaining veterans are pausing to remember an event that took place six weeks prior, known simply as 'Operation Tiger WWII'. Operation Tiger was in essence, a...

A monument honours Canadians at Juno Beach

In a ceremony honouring the D Day contributions of the Canadian Navy in the Allied success of the D Day invasion, an monument was unveiled at Juneau Beach on Friday. The ceremony took place at the Juneau Beach...

Obama bans the commonfolk on Normandy D-Day

Wonder if the story will come back now? "A lot of the difference, the change if you will, between Obama and Bush has much to do with the word humility. George Bush is and was a humble man. Obama thinks the...

HIV scare at Normandy High School, 50 students warned of exposure to AIDS virus

An HIV health scare at Normandy High School in Missouri has identified 50 students as at risk for exposure to the AIDS virus after a St. Louis County Health Department alert that somebody at the school was...

Midwest high school copes with HIV scare

"Students at a suburban St. Louis high school headed to the gymnasium for HIV testing this week after an infected person told health officials as many as 50 teenagers might have been exposed to the virus that causes AIDS." " Officials refused to give details on who the...

Cheese Buying and Eating Guide from 3 Musketeers of Normandy via London

On numerous occasions while standing at the cheese counter I cannot help but notice perplexed faces amongst my fellow shoppers.I can see they are wondering what should I buy? How do I choose? What does it taste like?If I have time I take a minute or two to help, mentioning a...

Normandy Invasion Remembered

Sixty-four years ago, 156,000 troops — including many black soldiers like the ones shown above — landed on the Normandy coast of France in the largest invasion force in history. They moved upon the...

64th Anniversary of D-Day

Operation Overlord, commonly known as "D-Day", commenced on June 6, 1944. American, Canadian and British troops stormed Omaha, Utah, Gold, Sword, and Juno Beaches in Normandy as their air support overflew them and scattered paratroops across the French countryside. Facing a...

Photos from Anonymous Protest of Scientology in Englewood/Denver, Colorado, U...

Some pics I took at the Anonymous protests/pickets/raids of Scientology on February and April 8th 2008. These pics are specifically from the raids of the Organization in Englewood, Colorado, USA, a suburb of...

FRANCE HAVING THIRD COLDEST SUMMER IN NEARLY A CENTURY

" France has had the third worst summer in recorded history, only 1954 and 1977 were more miserable. Most of the nation has been much wetter and considerably cooler than historical averages. PARIS (AFP)...

Trappist Monks, Beer, Belgium, Religion and History

Whether you drink beer or not you might still be interested in the Genesis of Beer in Belgium by Trappist Monks, the best known must be Chimay. The religious order actually has its roots in Burgundy and also Normandy.  I recently stumbled upon Trappist Beer, a Belgian...

Stuart Ellison Interview "Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel"

Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel is a 90-percent-true story about love, fear, and fate in war-torn Western Europe. Arriving in Belgium amidst buzz bombs and air raids, radio man Don Quix begins a torrid affair...

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