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Trooper First Class Pelletier posthumously awarded lifesaving medal, Medal of Honor
NBC Connecticut· 20 hours agoTrooper First Class Aaron Pelletier is being awarded posthumously with the lifesaving medal and the ...
D-Day at Omaha Beach taught Carl Felton, now 98, that life and democracy are fragile
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoFelton is a knight in the French Legion of Honor Felton told his story in late April from his...
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,...
FDNY heroes awarded medals for daring acts — from rope rescues to thwarting bridge jumpers
NY Post metro via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoMayor Eric Adams and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, presented dozens of firefighters, EMTs and...
Sofia Coppola Feted by American Academy in Rome During Gala Attended by Eternal City Glitterati:...
Variety via Yahoo News· 39 minutes agoThe Oscar-winning director of “Lost in Translation,” “Marie Antoinette,” “Bling Ring” and, most...
D-Day stories from Cambridge American Cemetery
BBC News· 7 hours agoOn D-Day, 6 June 1944, thousands of American service personnel perished on the beaches of Normandy, and most are buried or remembered at the Normandy...
A Legendary Missing World War II Plane Has Appeared in the Jungle After 80 Years
Popular Mechanics· 2 days agoFor his heroism, General Douglas MacArthur presented Bong with aMedal of Honor in December 1944. As...
Ohio D-Day veterans recall the invasion that changed the world 80 years later
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThey directed them to safety behind American lines. In October 2020, McCauley was awarded the French...
Chip in Fore Charity Golf Tournament raises more than $33,000 for over 20 area nonprofits
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoTake part: To make a Causes submission, email giving@pnj.com. Never miss a story: Subscribe to the...
Black medic wounded on D-Day receives Distinguished Service Cross for treating hundreds under fire
EMS1.com· 58 minutes agoWaverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day...