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    Thumbs up William Dabney brought attention to the contributions of black soldiers on D-Day

    At age 94, the Va. veteran died




    ROANOKE, Va. — William Dabney had no time to be scared.

    When he hit the shores of Normandy, part of the only all-black combat unit that landed on D-Day, he had to keep his wits about him to keep himself and his crew alive.

    Snip: On Wednesday, he died at the age of 94. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Beulah; three sons; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

    He helped raise awareness of something that had gotten so little attention for so many years,” said John Long, education director for the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Bourbon View Post
    At age 94, the Va. veteran died




    ROANOKE, Va. — William Dabney had no time to be scared.

    When he hit the shores of Normandy, part of the only all-black combat unit that landed on D-Day, he had to keep his wits about him to keep himself and his crew alive.

    Snip: On Wednesday, he died at the age of 94. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Beulah; three sons; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

    He helped raise awareness of something that had gotten so little attention for so many years,” said John Long, education director for the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford.



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    According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, around 496,777 American veterans from the war were estimated to still be alive in September 2018.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_U.S._veterans_of_World_War_II

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bourbon View Post
    According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, around 496,777 American veterans from the war were estimated to still be alive in September 2018.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_U.S._veterans_of_World_War_II

    Wow ... that's amazing if that's true.
    That's almost unbelievable.

    I didn't think there were that many survivors of Vietnam.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blackascoal View Post
    That's almost unbelievable.

    I didn't think there were that many survivors of Vietnam.
    There were 16 million to start off with in WWII so it is a pretty big pool. Not all of them saw combat. I know WWII vet who doesn't really consider himself one because he reached his boat in the Med two weeks before the war ended

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