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‘Back in time’: House lawmakers parachuting from WWII-era plane in Normandy to mark D-Day

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by parachuting out of a World War II-era plane over Normandy, France, just as Allied airborne forces did on June 6, 1944. The 10 legislators – nine Republicans and one Democrat, all veterans of the armed forces – will don World War II military uniforms …

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102-year-old WWII veteran from New York dies while traveling to France for D-Day anniversary

A World War II Navy veteran has died at the age of 102 while traveling to France to attend a D-Day 80th anniversary event. Robert “Bob” Persichitti’s death, which occurred on Friday, May 31, was confirmed by Honor Flight Rochester – an organization that honors America’s Veterans for their sacrifices by flying them to Washington and hosting events. Persichitti, a …

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D-Day veterans' stories live on through AI at the National World War II Museum

Thursday, June 6, 2024, marks 80 years since Allied armies stormed the beaches of Normandy, France during World War II on D-Day. The number of veterans who served in the war is shrinking by the year. But The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, is helping some of their stories live on through artificial intelligence. JACK CARR …

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D-Day at 80: One more mission to Normandy for the greatest generation

PROGRAMMING ALERT: Watch the Fox Nation series “The Final Journey of the Greatest Generation with Martha MacCallum.” As I write this, dozens of world leaders, including President Biden, Emmanuel Macron, King Charles III and the Prince of Wales, are all preparing to travel to a place that has deep meaning in our shared history. They will go back to the …

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Three men who died during D-Day invasion identified in last year

Eighty years after the D-Day invasions, many soldiers have still not been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has accounted for at least seven soldiers through DNA matching. Three of those positive identifications have come in the past year. “Part of the challenge is differentiating the remains, because, the chaos after the war,” said Kelly McKeague, the agency’s director. “Obviously, …

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New book 'The War on Warriors' by Pete Hegseth highlights a patriot's concerns about a 'woke' military

The new book by bestselling author and co-host Pete Hegseth of “Fox & Friends Weekend” — “The War on Warriors,” out on June 4 from Fox News Books — minces no words about the state of today’s military as he sees it. The personal memoir is his fifth book and was a passion project for him, he said. “I love …

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FDA panel to evaluate psychedelic MDMA for treatment of PTSD for first time

A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet on Tuesday to discuss a therapy based on the psychedelic drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The meeting by the agency’s independent experts is the farthest that a drug based on MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy or molly, has ever reached in the FDA …

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American WWII veterans travel to France to be honored for 80th anniversary of D-Day

Hilbert Margol says he didn’t look on himself as a hero when his U.S. Army artillery unit fought its way across Europe during World War II. But he will be feted in France as one of 60 American veterans of that conflict traveling to Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. “I know my brother and I …

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Smoking hot: 5 of America's most extreme BBQ rigs, from battle tanks to jet airlines

David Klose is America’s bell cow of extreme barbecue rigs. The founder of BBQ Pits by Klose in Houston, Texas has custom-built many of the world’s biggest, most beautiful and most ambitious smokers. Among them are a motorcycle sidecar that could barbecue ribs at 100 miles per hour, a giant beer bottle smoker, and a stunning rig designed to look …

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Las Vegas stadium will be site of 'Day of Gratitude' for America's veterans, families: 'We honor them'

The California-based Christian organization CityServe is hosting a “Day of Gratitude” in Las Vegas on June 8, honoring America’s veterans and their families with a day of music, fun and charity. “We’re calling it the ‘Day of Gratitude,’” CityServe co-founder and CEO Dave Donaldson told Fox News Digital in a video interview. The timing of the event, Donaldson said, is …

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