D-Day

FILE - World War II veteran Harold Terens, 100, right, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, snuggle during an interview, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Boca Raton, Fla. Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday, June 8, 2024, inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Second World War veteran marries his bride near Normandy’s D-Day beaches

Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200

 

Canadian Veteran Joseph Vogelgesang, left, stands with the Consul General of France, Nicolas Baudouin, right, after he was presented with the insignia of “Knight of the Legion of Honour”, the French highest National Order, in Vancouver, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

‘Nobody wins’: B.C. D-Day vet honoured in France shares his thoughts on war

Joseph Vogelgesang named a Knight of the Legion of Honour at age 99

 

Joseph Vogelgesang poses in this 1944 family handout photo when he was 19-years-old. A statement from the Consulate General of France in Vancouver says Vogelgesang will be decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour to acknowledge his contribution and bravery in the liberation of France. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Vogelgesang Family

B.C. D-Day vet presented France’s highest honour for help in liberation

Joseph Vogelgesang, 99, decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour for the liberation of France

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks with Canadian Ambassador to France and Special Envoy to the European Union Stephane Dion as he arrives in Deauville, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Sun shines on Juno Beach as Canadians mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

Trudeau, his French counterpart Gabriel Attal and Prince William among dignitaries visiting

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks with Canadian Ambassador to France and Special Envoy to the European Union Stephane Dion as he arrives in Deauville, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian Lt.-Gen. Richard Rohmer takes part in the veterans reception as part of the D-Day 75th Anniversary British International Commemorative Event at Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

‘Hope for the best’: D-Day vet, 100, speaks on war and remembrance

Second World War veteran Richard Rohmer says 80th anniversary trip may be his last

Canadian Lt.-Gen. Richard Rohmer takes part in the veterans reception as part of the D-Day 75th Anniversary British International Commemorative Event at Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Second World War veteran William “Bill” Cameron died on Saturday, just hours before he was set to return to France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Cameron is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Veterans Affairs Canada, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

B.C. D-Day vet dies on the eve of his return to Normandy

Grandson will take Bill Cameron’s place at 80th anniversary events

Second World War veteran William “Bill” Cameron died on Saturday, just hours before he was set to return to France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Cameron is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Veterans Affairs Canada, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
US WWII veteran Ray Wallace, of the 507th PIR 82rd Airborne, looks on as World War II history enthusiasts parade in WWII vehicles to commemorate the 78th anniversary of D-Day that led to the liberation of France and Europe from the German occupation, in Sainte-Mere-L’Eglise, Normandy, Sunday, June, 5, 2022. On Monday, the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, home to the gravesites of 9,386 who died fighting on D-Day and in the operations that followed, will host U.S. veterans and thousands of visitors in its first major public ceremony since 2019. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)

Joy, sadness intertwine at Normandy’s D-Day commemorations

Thoughts of the current war in Europe on people’s minds as memories of June 6, 1944 marked

US WWII veteran Ray Wallace, of the 507th PIR 82rd Airborne, looks on as World War II history enthusiasts parade in WWII vehicles to commemorate the 78th anniversary of D-Day that led to the liberation of France and Europe from the German occupation, in Sainte-Mere-L’Eglise, Normandy, Sunday, June, 5, 2022. On Monday, the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, home to the gravesites of 9,386 who died fighting on D-Day and in the operations that followed, will host U.S. veterans and thousands of visitors in its first major public ceremony since 2019. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)