D-Day

US WWII veteran Ray Wallace, of the 507th PIR 82rd Airborne, looks on as World War II history enthusiasts parade in WWII vehicles to commemorate the 78th anniversary of D-Day that led to the liberation of France and Europe from the German occupation, in Sainte-Mere-L’Eglise, Normandy, Sunday, June, 5, 2022. On Monday, the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, home to the gravesites of 9,386 who died fighting on D-Day and in the operations that followed, will host U.S. veterans and thousands of visitors in its first major public ceremony since 2019. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)

Joy, sadness intertwine at Normandy’s D-Day commemorations

Thoughts of the current war in Europe on people’s minds as memories of June 6, 1944 marked

Okanagan pipe band members met at the Vernon Cadet Camp on March 7 to prepare for a trip to the Netherlands in May, along with pipers and drummers from across the province. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

WATCH: Okanagan pipers prepare for trip to the Netherlands

75 pipers and drummers will head to the Netherlands for the 75th anniversary of the country’s liberation

Mar 7, 2020
by Brendan Shykora
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