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20-year-old Bellevue man killed in motorcycle crash in South Omaha
Omaha World-Herald· 5 hours agoA 20-year-old Bellevue man was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday morning near South 13th and I...
104-year-old WWII veteran who stormed Omaha Beach returns on D-Day's 80th anniversary
Fox News· 2 days agoWorld War II veteran Steven Melnikoff, who bravely stormed Omaha Beach, made a triumphant return to...
Omaha City Council approves sale of more than 50 vacant North Omaha lots — many for $1
Omaha World-Herald· 3 days agoThe Omaha City Council approved the sale of 54 vacant lots in North Omaha on Tuesday in the hopes of...
'Incredibly Emotional': Navy Veteran, 100, Recalls D-Day on USS Nevada
Military.com· 2 days agoDick Ramsey was on board the USS Nevada off the coast of France during the Allied invasion on D-Day,...
D-Day at Omaha Beach taught Carl Felton, now 98, that life and democracy are fragile
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEighty years ago on June 6, 1944, he survived the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France at Omaha...
The Greatest Generation’s Greatest Gift
The Dispatch· 20 hours agoNance turned and faced the bullets head-on, making his body a harder target. He said God saved him on D-Day, but he was not spared from enormous...
‘Papa Jake’ among the centenarian veterans sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
WMBF News Myrtle Beach· 2 days agoD-Day veteran Dick Rung was 19 when he was assigned to a tank landing craft that landed on Omaha...
Hertfordshire D-Day veteran recalls 'bloodbath' on Omaha Beach
BBC News· 2 days agoA telegraphist who was part of the second wave to storm Omaha Beach as part of the Normandy Landings...
Macron says France will provide Ukraine with its Mirage combat aircraft
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe decision could potentially impede Moscow’s ability to open a new front in the northeastern...
What a Trip: In memory of June 6, 1944 — D-Day
The Virginian-Pilot· 1 day agoEarlier this spring, our trip to Paris and Normandy was a lesson in history that every American needs to learn. On D-Day — June 6, 1944 — American,...