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News Articles: D-Day

From left: Michelle Salaün, Jeannine Plassard and Marie-Annick Gouez, the daughters of Catherine Tournellec Salaün, stand at their mother's grave in Plabennec, in France's Brittany region, in June.

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In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder

In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it.

November 16, 2024
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
World War II veteran Gene Kleindl, age 102, from Rockford, Ill., receives a kiss from Chantell Boivin while leaving the Normandy American Cemetery on June 4 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Kleindl, a medic in the U.S. Army's 90th Infantry Division, arrived on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.

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  • Elections

To mark D-Day, Biden will deliver a defense of democracy that hits on campaign themes

President Biden's trip to Normandy will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. But there's also a political subtext to the journey.

June 07, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith

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On 80th anniversary of D-Day invasion, Biden and Macron honor WWII veterans at Normandy

Biden and dozens of U.S. lawmakers traveled to Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, the largest land, air and sea operation in military history. Georgia veteran among those honored at Omaha Beach.

June 07, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Murray
An aerial view of Pointe du Hoc, a clifftop in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, on the French western Norman coast, taken in October 2018.

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  • History

The dramatic story of Pointe du Hoc, the backdrop to Biden's D-Day anniversary speech

Over 200 U.S. Army Rangers scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day to destroy German long-range guns stationed at the top. Less than half remained standing after two days of fighting.

June 07, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Enthusiasts wearing replica World War II military attire ride atop a WWII-era military truck in Saint-Côme-du-Mont, northwestern France, on Tuesday, as part of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year mark the 80th anniversary.

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  • World

Reflections on war past and present permeate D-Day's 80th anniversary

Reenactors and world leaders converge this week for World War II commemorations in Normandy, where Ukraine looms large.

June 06, 2024
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
D-Day veteran and Ambassador for the British Normandy Memorial Ken Hay, 98, who served with the 4th Dorset Regiment, speaks to children during a visit to Rush Green Primary School in Dagenham, England, on Monday, May 20, 2024, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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  • Europe

As their time runs short, D-Day veterans try to keep their memories alive for others

With even the youngest of those men and women who were involved in the invasion nearing their 100th birthdays and their ranks dwindling rapidly, they feel a special imperative to tell their stories.

June 04, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
GFPE Executive Director Paige Pushkin said federal grants received by five Georgia counties will fund "creative, meaningful, and much-needed programs for students in rural Georgia. I can’t wait to see all that is accomplished.”

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  • Education

Five rural Georgia school districts receive grants for innovative programs

The five school districts were among school systems located in counties with populations of 35,000 or fewer invited to participate in a series of workshops that guided them through the process of developing innovative programs.

September 28, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Music Producer Dallas Austin

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  • Arts & Life

Dallas Austin 'laid out a roadmap' for Georgia music. Macon Film Festival honors him this weekend

Leah Fleming chats with music producer and filmmaker Dallas Austin about receiving his upcoming honor at The Macon Film Festival, what's real in the movie Drumline and how a busted keyboard got him into music.

August 18, 2023
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
U.S Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley salutes during a D-Day anniversary ceremony at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France on Tuesday.

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The U.S.' top general reflects on the changing face of war, 79 years after D-Day

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marked the D-Day anniversary in Normandy this week. He spoke to NPR about the modernization of warfare and what AI might mean for the future.

June 06, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
 Would-be commenters crowded into a committee room to speak on a bill limiting teacher discussion on LGBTQ issues, but time ran out before they could speak. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia GOP lawmaker hits pause on bill dubbed ‘Don’t Say Gay’ by critics to make changes

Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill that opponents compare to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, which seeks to limit the way teachers and others responsible for caring for minors can answer questions about the child’s sexual orientation or gender identity — though its sponsor said he plans to bring the bill back with changes to accommodate criticism from parents and educators.

February 15, 2023
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  • Ross Williams
The Capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Though Overshadowed, State House Races Remain Party Priority

While congressional and presidential elections are attracting much attention, one of the most consequential stories of the 2020 election in Georgia is the battle for control of the state House. Thursday on Political Rewind: a look at the latest from those races.

Democrats are making an aggressive effort to pick up the 16 seats that would give them a majority for the first time in almost two decades. But Republicans are defending their majority fiercely.

October 29, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was an Army medic in an African American battalion who helped save scores of lives at Normandy on D-Day. On Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation to posthumously award him a Medal of Honor.

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  • World

Senators Push For Medal Of Honor For Late Black Medic Who Saved Lives At Normandy

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., a member of an African American battalion, treated scores of soldiers wounded on D-Day but was passed over for the medal. Lawmakers and relatives have tried to change that.

September 09, 2020
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  • Eleanor Beardsley

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