75 years ago

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-after-75-years-canadians-plot-a-journey-back-to-the-beaches-of/

When Earl Kennedy, 95, stormed the beach in Normandy it was an inferno of smoke, bullets and blood. He lost comrades, unable to help them as he had to keep moving forward. Next week, he’ll pay them a final tribute ... See more

This is pretty amazing.

https://kdvr.com/2019/05/31/101-year-old-wwii-veteran-flew-1500-miles-to-commission-grandson-at-air-force-academy/

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Joseph Kloc is among the 989 members of the US Air Force Academy's class of 2019 who graduated this week. But a unique moment with family set his week apart. His grandfather, 101-year-old World War II veteran Walter Kloc, flew from Amherst, New York to commission his grand... ... See more

Pretty amazing right here.

For the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this 90-year-old Normandy veteran released a beautiful folk song – and now, he’s made it to No. 1 in Amazon’s music chart.
Jim Radford, the youngest known D-Day veteran, has released a powerful ballad ‘The Shores of Normandy’ for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Jim’s newly recorded version of the song, released only a week ago, has edged ahead of Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber’s hit song ‘I Don’t Care’ in the Amazon music chart.
The ballad is inspired by his experience of working on a ship on 6 June 1944, with lyrics about men who ‘stormed the gates of hell’ and ‘died upon that blood-soaked sand’.
#lestweforget ... See more

Never forgotten in life...or in death. This is a great little video. Never forget them.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5334236/historica-canada-pays-tribute-to-n-b-major-on-d-day/

The organization's latest dramatized vignette tells the story of 47-year-old Major Archie MacNaughton, a WWI and leader of the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment’s A Company.