The disaster that may have saved D-Day Hushed up for decades: How 749 U.S. troops died in practice for Utah Beach |
‘The sea around the ship ... was on fire’ Sailor recalls the attack that killed 749 Americans during a D-Day practice |
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From the archives: Earlier D-Day features |
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 | Images of D-Day From air drops to beach landings, see the massive movement of troops and equipment in Operation Overlord. more photos |
 | Video: D-Day |
 Sons uncover father’s D-Day heroics June 6: Seeking information about the father they knew little of, two brothers undertook a journey that brought their dad to life in ways they never expected. NBC’s Tom Brokaw reports. |
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 | D-Day dress rehearsal gone wrong April 29, 1994: American servicemen and English villagers mark the 50th anniversary of Exercise Tiger — a secret training mission that left 749 U.S. soldiers and sailors dead. |
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 | ‘Bodies as far as your eye could see’ Nov. 15, 1987: Survivors of Exercise Tiger, an ill-fated D-Day training mission, recall how hundreds died in the waters off Slapton Sands, England. |
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 | Forecaster Calls for D-Day Delay The head meteorologist for the Allied Forces asks General Eisenhower to delay the D-Day attack because of the weather. |
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