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UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it rose again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago Thursday, kicking off intense anniversary ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it rose again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and ...

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Home to a rich history, vast sandy beaches and the iconic Mont St-Michel, there are many fantastic experiences to have in Normandy.

When you visit Normandy you’ll discover bucolic countryside where delicious cheeses abound, majestic cliffs steeped in myth, and unspoiled seaside towns immortalised by the painters of the Impressionist movement. There are immense sandy beaches, some of which are memorials to key events of the Second World War.

Yahoo: Deseret News archives: How did Utah Beach figure in the D-Day invasion?

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Editor’s note: This story was originally published on . A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. I have always wondered about Utah Beach. On June 6, ...

Deseret News archives: How did Utah Beach figure in the D-Day invasion?

More people should visit Normandy, France, particularly the D-Day beaches, where thousands sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of freedom. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Barbed ...

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Bettmann // Getty Images Forces landed on 5 code-named beaches The landing zones for D-Day were code-named as part of the massive effort to maintain secrecy. The Americans landed at Omaha and Utah ...