Taking a look back at D-Day as 75th anniversary nears


WWII veteran Dick Hamilton, right, sits with Col. Judith Boyd at Monday’s Memorial Day service at Memorial Hall in Wilmington.

Note: June 6 is the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe. It took place in multiple locations in Normandy, France.  The event became known as D-Day and was one of the pivotal battles of World War II.  This is the first of two parts, looking at some of the events leading up to the invasion.

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