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A jacket, a coin, a letter: Relics of Omaha Beach tell the D-Day story
Military Times via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoSince June 6, 1944, however, this beach has borne a different name: Omaha. Eighty years ago, on a...
D-Day permanently changed Omaha Beach’s sand in ‘astonishing’ way, researchers found
WAVY via Yahoo News· 3 days ago(NEXSTAR) – Looking around Omaha Beach, today’s visitors to the site of the D-Day operations are...
This monument flew from Lebanon, Ohio to Normandy, France to memorialize D-Day sacrifices
WCPO Cincinnati· 3 days agoWhile waves crashed against the sands of the beaches along Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, young men were hard at work dismantling and destroying a wide ...
Rare pigeon parachute used to carry messages amid WWII found in old shoebox
Fox News· 20 hours agoA family recently donated the rare item to the House on the Hill Toy Museum in Standsted, Essex,...
From the Archives: Stars and Stripes reporter tells of medic’s heroism on bloody beaches
Stars and Stripes· 1 day agoIn the months and days leading up to the 80th Anniversary of D Day, Stars and Stripes will be...
Normandy veterans prepare to deliver an emotional tribute to D-Day warrior
Daily Express· 1 day agoJack Quinn, who was last year feted as a hero and personally thanked by French President Emmanuel...
Where to go on Memorial Day weekend in San Diego?
KSWB articles via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSan Diegans don't have to travel far or spend much money, thanks to some local events. Check out the following ways to enjoy the holiday weekend and...
The forgotten story of the Nightingales – the first British women flown into a war zone
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhen given the order to “Run”, Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW) Rita Marshall did as she was told....
Morale: Alaska Goes Airborne
Strategy Page· 2 days agoMay 17, 2022: The U.S. Army has a morale problem with the two combat brigades stationed there. This is a unit that was formed 81 years ago in Hawaii, and went on to become known as a specialist ...