TRANSCRIPT: This transcript was edited for length and clarity. Joe Tasca: George, it’s the 80th anniversary of D-Day. What is your memory of D-Day? You weren’t there yourself. Where were you when you heard about the invasion, and what was the reaction among you and your fellow service members? George Silva: Well, we did have this […]
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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.
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Lou Conter, last survivor of the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, dies at 102
The seaman had a storied career in the Navy. Over 27 years he served, he survived the surprise attack by Japan, was shot down over the Pacific and was uninjured in the Korean War.
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Is it time to rename Victory Day?
Aug. 14 marks the 77th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s announcement of the surrender of Japan to the Allied forces, effectively ending World War II in the United States. But Rhode Island is the only state that officially recognizes the anniversary with a state holiday, observed annually as Victory Day, on the second Monday in August. It’s controversial, though, and nearly 80 years later, some say it’s time to redefine the day.
