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Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion
Chicago Tribune· 12 hours agoThe June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity,...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe plot, concocted over months, included a fake army, led by General George Patton, and readying in...
Throwback Thursday: Eisenhower speaks to troops on D-Day
Boston Herald· 7 hours agoGen. Dwight Eisenhower speaks with American paratroopers in England ahead of the first assault on...
How East troops fought and died on D-Day
BBC News· 8 hours agoBattalions from across the East of England played their parts in an invasion which changed the course of history and helped liberate Europe from Hitler's...
D-Day at Omaha Beach taught Carl Felton, now 98, that life and democracy are fragile
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoNavy in October 1943 at age 17. After basic training in Sampson, N.Y., Felton was shipped across the...
D-Day at 80: This Delaware man led a platoon in the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoLike so many men and women who fought in combat, Dad rarely talked about it. He could go on for...
D-Day 80th anniversary: Survivors, leaders meet in Normandy
WPXI· 45 minutes agoThe surviving veterans of D-Day, most in wheelchairs, were again in Normandy on Thursday, as they...
Live updates: Europe marks the 80th anniversary of D-day with veterans gathering at Normandy
Associated Press· 43 minutes agoWWII veterans from the U.S., Britain and Canada join 25 heads of state and many others on the...
Queen Camilla Looks Overcome with Emotion at D-Day Event Where King Charles Delivers Key Speech
People via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoQueen Camilla had tears in her eyes as members of the royal family joined veterans in commemorating...
80 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, WWII shifted course: Here's how D-Day unfolded
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoArmy; National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, Virginia; www.history.navy.mil; www.nationalarchives.gov.uk;...