Though overshadowed by the beaches and glider landings, the struggle for La Fière Bridge has been described as “probably the ...
New York invader Battle of Normandy tracked pacesetter Wonderful Justice (GB), surged to the front leaving the final turn, and extended his lead down the stretch to comfortably win Saturday’s 45th ...
South Carolina Congresswoman Sherri Biggs introduced a bill that would posthumously award one of the nation’s highest ...
As the United States marks Veterans Day, a 98-year-old veteran in Iowa has been reflecting on his parachute jump over the ...
CHICAGO -- Vietnam veteran Jerome Weatherspoon has a special hobby. Weatherspoon, a 67-year-old retiree, reconstructed the battle scene of the Invasion of Normandy, complete with replica war planes ...
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of ...
As Hitler reels from a failed assassination attempt and Allied forces push inland from Normandy, German High Command launches ...
On every Veterans Day, the list of World War II survivors shrinks further due to the inescapable passage of time.
American WWII veteran Gideon Kantor attends ceremonies at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. (AP ...