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A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBy the end of the day, about 156,000 Allied troops had successfully landed and taken Normandy’s...
Meet the American who 'won the war for us': Andrew Jackson Higgins, World War II New Orleans...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoAndrew Jackson Higgins, native of Nebraska, designed and built in New Orleans the famous amphibious...
57 years after deadly attack, former USS Liberty sailors still have questions and hope to provide...
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 3 days agoOn June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, without warning Israeli jets and torpedo boats launched an...
Jack Carr recalls Gen. Eisenhower's D-Day memo about 'great and noble undertaking'
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBestselling author Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL, recalls Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's words issued on...
Selfridge air show, Motor City Pride: 5 things to do in metro Detroit this weekend
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoThe Motor City Pride Festival runs from 1-9 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Sunday at Hart...
Admiral discusses Navy's role during D-Day, says sailors' actions 'paved the way for the liberation...
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 13 hours agoU.S. Fleet Forces Commander Admiral Daryl Caudle discusses the legacy of the Navy's contribution to...
Wreck of WWII Submarine Found After 80 Years
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoThe vessel is submerged under 3,000 feet of water in the South China Sea near Luzon, an island at the northern end of the Philippines. The USS Harder is...
How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day
Task & Purpose· 3 days agoThe concept of capturing a German submarine was hatched after a Navy hunter-killer team named the...
Years of experience prepared Williamsburg admiral for D-Day
Daily Press· 24 hours agoRear Adm. John Lesslie Hall Jr. of Williamsburg was commander of Amphibious Task Force “0” during...
Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago
Army Times· 21 hours agoThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Among the...