Last Native American WWII D-Day vet Charles Shay dies at 101
Charles Shay, the last surviving Native American World War II D-Day veteran, died at his home in France on Wednesday.

Charles Shay, the last surviving Native American World War II D-Day veteran, died at his home in France on Wednesday.




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