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The oldest man at D-Day earned the Medal of Honor
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLanding at D-Day required insane bravery. Soldiers knew long before the day that naval artillery would be screaming past them as they waded through...
The first American on the beach at D-Day served through the Vietnam War
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLeonard Schroeder trained his whole career for that moment on D-Day. A native of Linthicum Heights,...
‘A face and a personal story’: American cemetery in France honors sacrifice of D-Day soldiers
KTVX via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoABC4’s Brien McElhatten will be reporting live during our 10 p.m. newscast from Normandy, France,...
Meet five men with Augusta-area connections who forged historic, heroic ties to D-Day
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Augusta area’s long relationship with the U.S. military connects the Garden City and Fort...
What did Utah have to do with D-Day’s Utah Beach assault? Not much, as it turns out.
KTVX via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah Beach was the codename for the westernmost beach American troops landed...
The officer who stormed Normandy with nothing but a cane and pistol
Military Times via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoOne NCO recalled seeing Roosevelt on the beach 'with a cane in one hand, a map in the other, walking...
Last WWII Medal of Honor recipient to lie in honor at Capitol
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in honor at the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader ...
‘D-Day: Freedom From Above’ Review: Soldiers’ Airborne Stories
The Wall Street Journal· 3 weeks agoAn exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Army commemorates the 80th anniversary of the decisive...
80 years later, sacrifices and legacy of D-Day endure
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoJun. 1—WATERTOWN — Eighty years ago, the focus of Americans turned to the shores of France, where on June 6, vast allied armadas launched an invasion to begin the liberation of Europe from the ...
