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Photos Guy Fort took during his travels on Mindanao

According to The War Horse, which compiled these photos, Brig. Gen. Guy Fort traveled throughout the Philippines leading up to World War II. He was executed in 1942 after he refused to obey Japanese orders while he was a prisoner of war.
Liberation Pavilion at National WWII Museum

The latest major addition to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans is called the Liberation Pavilion. Exhibits commemorate the end of the war, emphasize its human costs and capture the horror of those who discovered the aftermath of Nazi atrocities.
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D-Day’s 79th anniversary

Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control.