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Normandy (administrative region): Region in France
Normandy is the northwesternmost of the eighteen regions of France, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.

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WWII veteran marries 96-year-old bride near Normandy D-Day beach

A centenarian World War II veteran has tied the knot with his bride in a ceremony near Normandy's D-Day beaches.
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'Greatest kisser ever' WWII veteran, 100, marries sweetheart, 96, near Normandy D-Day beaches

A centenarian World War II veteran has tied the knot with his bride in a ceremony near Normandy's D-Day beaches.
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Royals and world leaders join veterans in Normandy to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

Royalty and world leaders will gather with veterans in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
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Western leaders will have their own objectives as they meet for D-Day events

As silence falls over the beaches of Normandy, the leaders gathered to mark this important anniversary will recognise the grim irony that hangs in the air.
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The legacy of the Mad Piper who played bagpipes on D-Day beaches

Amid the roar of gunfire and the shouts and screams of soldiers as they ran up the beaches of Normandy, there was another sound: the keening cry of bagpipes.
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D-Day veterans sail to Normandy but don't try to call them heroes - they won't have it

The bagpipes were the first sound that hit us as we walked out on deck, then the horns of other boats around us.
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Tearful D-Day veterans describe 'mixed feelings' as they set sail for France

D-Day veterans have told of having "mixed feelings" as they left for Normandy in France for the 80th anniversary commemorations.
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Last member of D-Day veterans group to scatter comrades' ashes on final trip

The only surviving member of a group of D-Day veterans will scatter his comrades' ashes on his final trip to the beaches of Normandy this week.
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Man charged with using pleasure boat to smuggle people to UK

A man has been charged with people smuggling offences after a pleasure boat was allegedly used to transport at least 10 people to the UK from Normandy.
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'Don't f*** it up!': D-Day veteran remembers Churchill's words to him before Normandy landings

'don't f*** it up!': d-day veteran remembers churchill's words to him before normandy landings
For a man closing in on his 100th birthday, Jack Quinn looks remarkably well and he says that's because his mother passed him a secret.
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