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Burying My Uncle Lenny, The War Hero Who Told His Story 65 Years After D-Day

Susan Lisovicz | Posted 01.11.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Veterans Day, Veteran's Day, Omaha Beach, D-Day, Leonard Paul Lisovicz, Arlington National Cemetery, Veterans Day Heroes, Fifty News
Susan Lisovicz

My uncle spoke with wonder of the massive aerial response at Normandy that saved him and his men. "At times, there were so many planes in the sky you couldn't see the sky. You could see them forming from all directions into one pattern. And that's how we got off the beach, darlin."

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Growing Bolder: A Deadline Unlike Any Other

Marc Middleton | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Living News, Tim Gray, Growing Bolder, Pbs, Marc Middleton, World War II Veterans, Omaha Beach, World War II, Normandy Invasion, Documentary Films, Video, Military, Inspiration, Veterans, Healthy Living News
Marc Middleton

Documentary filmmaker Tim Gray knows all about deadlines. But he's now working against the most imposing, most important, deadline of his career. The men and women whose stories he tells are dying at the rate of 1,000 a day.

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The Other Side of Normandy

Andy Kutler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: France, History, Normandy, War, Dday, Poland, Germany, Pointe De Hoc, USS Enterprise, Gettysburg, Europe, World War II, Pearl Harbor, Omaha Beach, Travel News
Andy Kutler

For thirty nine years, I thought I knew about World War II, considering myself a veritable scholar. Yet only now, in my fortieth year, do I realize the full breadth of my ignorance.

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Obama's First Wartime Thanksgiving

Jeff Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Bravery, World War Two, Sacrifice, Thanksgiving, Hurtgen Forest, Afganistan War, Obama, Wartime, Courage Under Fire, Omaha Beach, Casualties, Gis, Thanksgiving Commentary, U.S. Army, 83rd Infantry Division, Killed-in-Action, Politics News
Jeff Stein

Roosevelt thought sacrifice cause for celebration. He proclaimed Nov. 23, 1944, "a national day of Thanksgiving." Now another president faces Thanksgiving with troops dying in the field.

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Remembering America: Obama's D-Day Speech and Two Days in June

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Buchenwald, Nazi, Normandy, Tom Hanks, France, Ronald Reagan, D-Day, John Ford, Omaha Beach, Barack Obama, Cairo, Germany, Egypt, Al Qaeda, Steven Spielberg, Jihadism, Japan, Israel, Muslim, Navy, Europe, Soviet Union, Britain, Gordon Brown, Russia, World War II, World News
William Bradley

On Thursday in Cairo, Obama gave his rhetorical best to reposition a mostly peaceful America in the future of the Muslim world. On Saturday in Normandy, he reminded of America's glittering past.

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New Tunes On Monday: Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Ben Harper and Relentless7, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, New York Dolls, and Paul Potts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Mike Ragogna

Ever since Cat Stevens embraced Islam, the West has been clueless when it comes to accepting the former superstar. His latest release, Roadsinger, is a good start in rebuilding that emotional bridge to Stevens.

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How to Fill Yankee Stadium's Pricey Empty Seats

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: New York Yankees, Expensive Tickets, Economy, Yankee Stadium, Mom and Pop, Going Green, Studio Apartments, Taxpayers, D-Day, Normandy Invasion, Traffic, Swimming, Grounds Crew, Manhattan, Average Fan, Yankees, Old Yankee Stadium, Ymca, The Village People, Bronx Bombers, Blogging, Taxpayer Subsidies, Infield Dirt, Hits, Recession, Boot Camp, New Yankee Stadium, Luxury Condos, Web, Hot Dogs, Mustard, Internet, Wiretapping, Environment, Omaha Beach, Joe DiMaggio, Internets, Sports, Steinbrenners, Comedy News
Dave Astor

Given that the team's super-rich owners used taxpayer subsidies to help finance their gilded ballpark, it serves them right that they're losing some revenue.

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