Bob Collins
With the 75th anniversary of D-Day coming, dozens of C-47s — the military version of the DC-3 — are on their way to the coast of France. And this derelict is getting some well-deserved attention. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: D-Day
We bid farewell today to Bernard Jordan who has died at age 90. You may recall him from his escapade last year when he went AWOL from his senior citizens home in England and showed up in France to commemorate D-Day. Read more →
The story behind this tweet from a nursing home is the stuff of a darned good movie. To mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we wanted to share this incredible 'then and now' photo of Bernard #Hove #DDay pic.twitter.com/pQrc1FnXFY — Gracewell Healthcare (@GracewellHealth) June 6, 2014 Bernard Jordan, 89, went missing from the nursing home Read more →
I’ve watched nearly every documentary and every movie about D-Day over my 60 years, but I am still completely incapable of wrapping my head around the magnitude of the horror of what happened on the beaches 70 years ago today.
It’s not for lack of trying, nor lack of listening to the stories of the men who were there. It’s simply something my human brain can’t comprehend, nor understand how anyone can survive that kind of horror.
Read more →
This week marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, but for a Frederic, Wisconsin man — Frederick is between Pine City, MN and Spooner, WI — one of the more memorable moments in the invasion had its 70th anniversary in April.
Read more →
This week marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day and The Guardian is providing a compelling photographic tribute to the day that marked the beginning of the end of World War II. Read more →
Next week, France will recognize the 70th anniversary of D-Day — a day when foreign troops helped saved France — and the country’s broadcasters aren’t allowing free coverage of it.
Read more →