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Tagged: D-Day

New England News
6:15 pm
Fri June 22, 2012

World War II Vet Receives French Legion Of Honor

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A luncheon in Springfield MA honored WW-II veteran Joseph Della Guistina with the French Legion of Honor
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Joseph Della Guistina and Christophe Guilhou, French Counsul General to Boston
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The French Legion of Honor presented to Joseph Della Guistina in honor of his landing in France on D-Day and fighting to liberate the country
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A World War Two veteran from western Massachusetts was honored Friday by the government of France for his role in liberating the country.  WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.

           

            Joseph Della Giustina landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, a day after his  21st birthday. He fought throughout France to liberate the country from the Nazis. For his sacrifice and courage he was  awarded the French Legion of Honor, the country’s highest decoration.

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Capital District News, New York News
12:36 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

D-Day Remembrance in Latham "The Greatest Generation"

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Veterans of the Iraq, Afghanistan, Persian Gulf, Vietnam and Korean wars joined with World War Two Veterans in Latham over the weekend for the second annual "D-Day Revisited: Day of Recognition and Remembrance" - Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas was there and files this report

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