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The Times view on the 80th anniversary of D-Day: Longest Day

Even as the Normandy invasion begins to pass out of living memory, it retains the power to inspire

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80 years later, D-Day vet looks back: We were the first on the line

Marvin E. Gilmore, who was 19 years old at the time, recalled "being African American, we were the first on the line."

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Thursday marks 80 years since D-Day, an Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France that marked a pivotal point in World War II

Junior ROTC cadets from Oak Ridge High School traveled to Normandy ahead of June 6. The date marks 80 years since the D-Day invasion.

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80 years later, D-Day vet looks back: We were the first on the line

Marvin E. Gilmore, who was 19 years old at the time, recalled "being African American, we were the first on the line."

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80 years later, memories of D-Day invasion, sacrifice remain strong

More than 150,000 Allied troops landed in France, including 73,000 Americans. One veteran remembers flying across the beach, firing to protect them.

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