215 items found for "normandy"
- Deux vétérans de 90 ans sautent en parachute pour la bonne cause, Europe 1
aéroportées britanniques, dépêchés pendant le D-Day, le jour du Débarquement en 1944 sur les côtes normandes Pieri are two former members of the British airborne divisions dispatched during D-Day, the day of the Normandy
- Press Release: WWII veterans make a final D-Day trip back to the beaches
cabs are transporting heroes of World War II on the trip of a lifetime, back to the battlegrounds of Normandy #BackToTheBeaches #Normandy2017
- Press Release: Taxi Charity voted UK's best voluntary/ charity project in the National Lottery A
Charity/ Voluntary category and plans to put the £3,000 cash prize towards next year's veterans' trip to Normandy
- National Lottery Press Release: 75 Years of London Love: A wonderful World War II Story
(Fast forward to 02:48:40) They are both war veterans – George took part in the D-Day Normandy Landings
- Q&A with Taxi Charity Chairman, TAXI
On 14th May last year, just under three weeks before we travelled to Normandy to commemorate the 75th
- 100th skydive for Chelsea Pensioner along with WWII veterans, Fred and Ted
for Editors About Fred Glover Read a full account of Fred’s D-Day memories at www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy
- D-Day veterans featured in exhibition at The Queen's Gallery
commissioned by HRH The Prince of Wales following his attendance at the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy portraits pay tribute to some of the extraordinary men that played a role in the Allied invasion of Normandy
- Taxi Charity accompanies war veteran to Arromanches to visit Mulberry Harbour
The Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches was one of two portable harbours towed over to Normandy in sections
- Endorsement: Sir William Cash, MP for Stone
and I greatly admire the way in which the Association have taken veterans back to the Netherlands and Normandy Sir William's father was killed in Normandy during Jupiter and was awarded the Military Cross for his
- In Memoriam: Fred Walker, Chelsea Pensioner - Telegraph Obituary
enjoyed giving television interviews about his memories of the war and also made regular visits to Normandy
- Fast Eddie's Blog: And I'd like to thank...
Some committee members go above and beyond the call of duty, travelling to Normandy, Dieppe and Arnhem
- Derek's Blog: Founder's Day at Royal Hospital Chelsea
Last year marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy and the French Government decided to award
- Fast Eddie's Blog: 2015 News Round-Up
and George Medal Veterans attended lunch at King's Royal Rifles Corps HQ October 2015 In October, the Normandy
- Fast Eddie's Blog: September 2016 Update
funds for the Taxi Charity: one into the Merville Battery, an original battle site of World War II, in Normandy
- War Veterans visit Worthing by Derek Leone
This was also the 60th anniversary of the D-Day Landings at Normandy.