Tag: Normandy
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WWII veteran celebrates 102 years young
World War II veteran Ben Milstein, a resident at a Hillsborough Assisted Living facility, is turning a century plus two. Paul Goldstein said he wanted to bring the public’s attention to his father-in-law, who is among a number of “rapidly dwindling number of World War II veterans still with us.” Milstein turns 102 on Sept.…
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College student’s mission to preserve military history creates a local museum
A young man’s quest to learn more about his family’s military service has spurred on a small museum featuring military items from World War I to the Afghanistan War. Cranbury resident Adam MacMillan’s interest in the military grew at a young age as he started collecting military items and souvenirs from veterans, family members and…
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College student’s mission to preserve military history creates a local museum
A young man’s quest to learn more about his family’s military service has spurred on a small museum featuring military items from World War I to the Afghanistan War. Cranbury resident Adam MacMillan’s interest in the military grew at a young age as he started collecting military items and souvenirs from veterans, family members and…
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County Corner: D-Day
On the morning of June 6, more than 156,000 Allied troops – consisting of primarily American, British and Canadian soldiers but including troops from several other nations – began storming 50 miles of beautiful beaches in Northern France that were strongly defended by German forces. Codenamed Operation Neptune, this turning point in World War II,…
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Opinion: D-Day’s legacy of courage and self-sacrifice can be seen every day in service people, essential workers
On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 soldiers from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada stormed the beaches on the coast of Normandy in order to push Germany out of Western Europe. This invasion would change the course of World War II and ensure a victory for the Allied forces. That day is…