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Hundreds of people gathered in Rotterdam on May 2 to mark the 70th anniversary of Operation Manna.
By Goodchild A (F/O) : Royal Air Force official photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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On May 2, 1945, the last air raid by the Royal Air Force on Germany was carried out and a photo capturing the historic day has been found.
A rare Spitfire Mark 1 that was shot down over Dunkirk 75 years ago is going under the hammer at Christie’s ‘Exceptional Sale’ this July.
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Twenty Vietnamese orphans airlifted to the United States 40-years ago under Operation Babylift were reunited with the soldiers who took part in their rescue at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Apr. 25.
Former Viet Cong frogman Lam Son Nao recalls his mission on the night of May 2, 1964 that sank former escort carrier USNS Card in the port of Saigon.
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By Kralizec! at en.wikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons
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