June 11, 2014
Paratroopers prepare to land near the Normandy village of Sainte Mere Eglise, western France, during a mass air drop on June 8, 2014, as part of commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing. Visible at left is the bronze sculpture Iron Mike, a monument dedicated to the American airborne soldiers who fought on D-Day.
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TOUGH CALL: A Bahamian in Normandy
As we eased along the peaceful wooded lanes in Alan Wilson’s green Bentley, it was hard to believe that one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War lay just around the corner.
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