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Day landings began on the Normandy beaches of France during World War Two.  June 6, 1944, was an important turning point ...
About 2,500 American troops died in the beach assault and airborne operations that day.
Cecil Newton, from the village of Aldbourne and died at the age of 101, was 20 years old on D-Day when he was part of a tank ...
The following was written last June 6, 2024 for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.
Last year we celebrated the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the monumental military effort by the U.S. and its allies on June 6, 1944. They struck a powerful blow against Nazi German forces and began ...
World War II veteran Wally King speaks at the D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth honored the sacrifices of the soldiers who died landing in France 81 years ago. But there was ...
The American heroes who stormed onto Normandy Beach 81 years ago to free Europe from Nazi tyranny are almost all gone now.
Why We Dream,' a D-Day documentary that screens today at Tribeca Film Festival, chronicles the moving story of the Normandy ...
Richard Rung not only taught history to his students at Wheaton College. He helped make history as a sailor who landed on ...
My great-grandfather, Wally Mattison, is 100 years old, and a World War II veteran who stormed Omaha Beach in the second wave ...