Pleuritis, which can be caused by autoimmune disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus as well as RA, is an inflammation of the lining of the cavity or pleura surrounding the lungs. Every time the lungs expand during inhalation, they rub against the inflamed pleura causing sharp pain.
D-Day anniversary: 70 years later, NJ veterans still have vivid memories of Normandy invasion. Remembering D-Day: NJ veterans share their memories 70 years later Eleven D-Day veterans who crossed the English Channel into history shared their memories of the Normandy invasion to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in June 6, 1944.
D-Day, the Battle of Normandy. The Battle of Normandy was fought during World War II in the summer of 1944, between the Allied nations and German forces occupying Western Europe. More than 60 years later, the Normandy Invasion, or D-Day, remains the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving nearly three million troops crossing the English Channel from England to Normandy in occupied France.