CANTON — Bernard Adams was 23 years old when he was drafted into the Army as an infantryman and sent to the European Theater of Operations, leaving behind his wife and daughter in Canton. Shortly after landing in England, he was shipped to Normandy in northern France on June 7, 1944, the day after D-Day. […]
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B. Sullivan: A great threat to freedom
What a sad day for this great country. At the D-Day celebration in Europe, the best this country could do was trot out the poor excuse for a president to extol the virtues of “The Greatest Generation.” This is the same guy who, last summer, denied those heroes access to their own memorial in Washington, […]
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Cal Thomas: D-Day details unfamiliar for too many
Given the numerous studies revealing how American education lags behind instruction in other countries in disciplines once thought to be essential, it should come as no surprise that on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, a lot of people are clueless about central elements of the Allied invasion of the European continent on June 6, 1944. […]
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Old Town veteran recalls treating D-Day wounded
SEVEN LAKES, N.C. — Seventy years later, Ray Lambert is still haunted by waves. Listening to the waters of Lake Auman lapping against the dock behind his pine-shaded home, the 93-year-old is transported back to a beach on the northern coast of France. With a faraway look in his eyes, Lambert is suddenly a young […]