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107-year-old man believed to be oldest surviving WWII merchant marine plans to attend D-Day ceremony
WDBJ 7 Roanoke· 6 days agoA Wisconsin man is about to take part in a once-in-a lifetime ceremony. Believed to be the oldest...
A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
The Conversation· 5 days agoWithin the military collections of the National...where I am a curator of modern military history, several artifacts collected over the decades help tell the story of Omaha Beach and the < ...
This monument flew from Lebanon, Ohio to Normandy, France to memorialize D-Day sacrifices
WCPO Cincinnati· 1 day agoWhile waves crashed against the sands of the beaches along Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, young men were hard at work dismantling and destroying a wide array of barricades ...
Staged beach battles June 22 to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day
ABC57· 7 hours agoNext month will mark the 80th anniversary of Project Neptune, the allied attack on the beaches of ...
D-Day 80: What key events are happening in France and the UK?
Press Association News via AOL· 2 days agoVeterans and 2,000 guests will be in attendance, including high-ranking figures, with this year...
For US Veteran, D-Day Memories Still Vivid After 80 Years
International Business Times· 5 days agoIt has been nearly eight decades since Rung landed in France on D-Day -- June 6, 1944 -- as a 19-...
John Tulli, a Purple Heart recipient who saw action in the invasion of Normandy, dies at age 100
Staten Island Advance· 3 days agoFelice John Tulli, a World War II veteran who saw action in the second invasion of Omaha Beach in ...
D-Day 80: Free tickets available for Portsmouth anniversary events
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe combined naval, air and land assault on occupied France on D-Day remains the largest invasion by...
Muskegon's LST 393 Museum hosting D-Day 80th anniversary commemoration
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids· 5 days agoThe LST 393 was at Omaha Beach on D-Day for the invasion of Normandy. Now, it rests at Muskegon's...
How British spies ingeniously tricked Hitler and helped secure D-Day victory
Daily Express· 3 days agoA web of lies and misinformation which remains impressive even in the modern social media age....