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Thinking about my grandfather, F/O Paul Piche, spitfire pilot who lost his life in WWII. http://t.co/mt1zODmFr7 #dday70 #RCAF #443squadron
— Tara Coulter (@HolisticSailor) June 6, 2014
Social media is getting flooded today with remembrances of D-Day on its 70th anniversary, and it’s a beautiful thing. Many users took to Twitter to pay tribute to their grandfathers who took part in the invasion. Never forget.
70th Anniversary of #DDay today. My Grandfather, Harry James Warner was there. He's 90 this month.#Hero #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/kDYMSsjIsM
— James Matthew Baker (@JMBNutrition) June 6, 2014
This is my grandfather Jack Byars. He fought in Normandy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Remembering #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/KHR8T4JWg3
— Jennifer MacLean (@IamProducerJen) June 6, 2014
My grandfather 'Jock' MacDonald, in France after landing on Sword Beach, D-Day, 6th June, 1944 #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/ujx7VKkGLd
— Adrian Teal (@TealCartoons) June 6, 2014
#DDay70 Very proud of our grandfather Alex Kerr. He landed on Gold Beach. He is watching all the coverage tonight.
— Robyn Foyster (@RobynFoyster) June 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/LukeRobboUK/status/474834736574386176
Remembering my grandfather Kåre Herfjord a spitfire pilot in #squadron332 who fought bravely for our freedom #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/ihMBzDsO9E
— Ines Respini Jones (@SimplyhrInes) June 6, 2014
#DDay70 1st Batt Royal Ulster Rifles land by glider France 661944. My grandfather in 2nd Batt was landing by sea pic.twitter.com/FwtQHIyhdQ
— Johan (@Udlah) June 6, 2014
I am 35 today but exactly 35 years before that my Grandfather was aboard a boat across the channel and landing on Sword beach #DDay70
— rawedge (@rawedge) June 6, 2014
Remembering my grandfather (the man furthest on the left) on the 70th anniversary of #DDay70. I am so proud him. pic.twitter.com/kzuA3fPgNy
— @brandphd (@BrandPhD) June 6, 2014
70 years ago today my grandfather arrived on a French beach atop a tank, built bridges & liberated a concentration camp. #WWII #DDay70
— E S Moxon (@word_seeker) June 6, 2014
70 years ago today my grandfather landed on Juno beach with 48 RM Commando. He is my hero. #DDay70
— Sarah Hewson (@skynewssarah) June 6, 2014
9 years ago, on his final trip to Normandy, my grandfather salutes fallen comrades of 1st Canadian Paras. #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/jjtUkAn8CO
— James D.E. Jackson (@JamesDEJ) June 6, 2014
My grandfather was part of 6th Airborne & landed in a glider to take Pegasus Bridge. It's only now I appreciate how amazing he was. #DDay70
— Belinda Moore (@BelsMoore) June 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/jhonan8/status/474898723504656384
My grandfather, John C. Wilson, is one of the veterans profiled in this story. So proud of him, so amazed. #DDay70 http://t.co/mGb1lrkdEX
— Carolyn Oliver (@CarolynROliver) June 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/jannette_monty/status/474910463256719360
https://twitter.com/ParlourGamesN5/status/474909060983435264
Remembering my grandfather, Byron Moger, today. An incredible man & paratrooper that landed in France during the Normandy invasion. #DDay70
— Ariel Moger (@ArielMoger) June 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/Patrick_efc/status/474906324338483201
https://twitter.com/petemonge/status/474903873711136768
70 yrs ago today my great grandfather was shot on a beach in France. Im worried about getting hit with a paintball tomorrow smh #DDay70
— Wesley Wenger (@WesWenger) June 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/samit021/status/474899399039279105
Sapper Harry Arndt, I miss the Grandfather I never got to meet. #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/JVgJMALjq6
— Jarid Peterson (@jaridpeterson) June 6, 2014
70 years ago today, my grandfather, among many many others, stormed the beaches in battle that still echoes today. RIP Granddad. #DDay70
— Joe Achman (@EpicCuriousity1) June 6, 2014