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Coronado’s Tom Rice, WWII Veteran, Makes D-Day 75th Anniversary Jump Out of Plane in France

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On this, the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy known as D-Day, WWII veteran Tom Rice, who served with the 101st Airborne Division and was there that day in 1944, again jumped out of a plane above France.

Related: Veteran Staff Sergeant Tom Rice Talks About Battle of Normandy to KCMS (Video)

 

 



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Originally from upstate New York, Dani Schwartz has lived in Coronado since 1996. She is happy to call Coronado home and to have raised her children here. In her free time she enjoys reading, exercising, trying new restaurants, and just walking her dog around the "island." Have news to share? Send tips or story ideas to: [email protected]

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