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A World War II veteran just married his bride near Normandy's D-Day beaches. He's 100, she's 96
WDSU New Orleans· 4 days agoTerens called it "the best day of my life." The location was the elegant stone-worked town hall of...
Meet the American who 'won the war for us': Andrew Jackson Higgins, World War II New Orleans...
AOL· 7 days agoAndrew Jackson Higgins, native of Nebraska, designed and built in New Orleans the famous amphibious landing craft used by the U.S. and Allies to fight and win World War II.
Biden urges US to protect democracy at key D-Day site | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
FOX 11/41 Yakima· 6 days agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday urged the United States to protect democracy and follow the example of...
Nebraska man travels to France for Normandy D-Day ceremony
KSNB· 7 days agoThe heroes of World War II were honored on Thursday in ceremonies marking 80 years since D-Day, the...
'Welcome home:' CT World War II soldier laid to rest 80 years after his death
The News-Times· 6 days agoArmy Tech Sgt. Kenneth J. McKeeman of Waterbury was finally laid to rest 80 years after he was...
Biden offers forceful defense of democracy in Normandy speech aimed at American audience
ABC News· 6 days agoPresident Joe Biden, in France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, offered a forceful...
‘Democracy begins with each of us,’ Biden says at site of D-Day invasion in Normandy
New Hampshire Bulletin via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden, speaking from the site of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France,...
Photos: 80th anniversary of D-Day is remembered in Normandy
San Jose Mercury News· 4 days agoAs young soldiers, they waded through breaking waves and gunfire to battle the Nazis. Now bent with...
The dramatic story of Pointe du Hoc, the backdrop to Biden's D-Day anniversary speech
KPBS San Diego· 7 days agoPointe du Hoc didn’t only overlook the historic landings and battles happening on shore. A group of...
Veterans share memories of D-Day 80 years later | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 5 days agoWorld War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada were in Normandy last week to mark...