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  • They were there

    June 8, 2012

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    It’s been almost seven decades since U.S. and allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, during WWII. As age catches up with the veterans of that era we’re able to hear fewer and fewer of their accounts first-hand. In this story we hear from the veterans of that conflict and what visiting Normandy means for a younger generations of service members.

  • A cemetery in Margraten

    May 22, 2012

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    When a service member dies overseas it’s tradition to bring the body back to the home front. But, during WWII that wasn’t always an option. Many troops are laid to rest in American cemeteries throughout Europe. SGT Joshua Blair tells us how service members are cared for here at the American cemetery in Margraten, Natherlands.

  • The Henri-Chapelle Cemetery

    May 22, 2012

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    Several American service members have paid the ultimate sacrifice...many being laid to rest in American cemeteries throughout Europe. A1C Benjamin Landon tells us about one cemetery that remembers these fallen heroes.

  • AFN Europe Report: On location in Luxeuil Les Bains, France

    September 21, 2011

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    On this edition of the AFN Europe Report: We're on location in Luxeuil Les Bains, France, where the locals pull out all the stops for American veterans who liberated the city 67 years ago. We'll hear stories from the men of our greatest generation. This and more on the AFN Europe Report.

  • Admiral Jim Stavridis talks about Veterans Day, celebrated annually in the U.S. on Nov. 11.

    November 10, 2010

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    Admiral Jim Stavridis talks about Veterans Day, celebrated annually in the U.S. on Nov. 11.

  • Veterans Day in Madingley

    November 17, 2009

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    The Madingley American Cemetery, located in the United Kingdom, just outside of the city of Cambridge is the final resting place for more than 3,800 American Service men and women who died in World War II.