The city of Caen was one of the most important targets for British forces landing in Normandy on D-Day. Recognizing the ...

The Bayeux War Cemetery is one of the largest of 18 military cemeteries in Normandy, with more than 4,000 graves – many of which mark the plots of soldiers who were never identified.

Tucsonan Jeannie Tucker was stunned when she saw an old photo for sale on eBay of her father showing her and her mother a map of Omaha Beach where he landed on June 6, 1944. That 50-year-old photo ...

D-Day Beaches is ranked #1 out of 18 things to do in Normandy. See pictures and our review of D-Day Beaches.

Alexandria: WWII Veteran Dies at 95 Bill McNamara survived Normandy invasion. Bill McNamara with his wife Pauline and daughters Mary Martha, Kathleen and Maureen. Photo Contributed ...

The veterans — accompanied by volunteers from Michelin, Delta and Best Defense — departed May 31 on a chartered flight. This marks the fourth consecutive year of the partnership dedicated to honoring ...

Over the years I've gotten to know several area ex-GIs who stormed the beaches at Normandy on D-Day: June 6, 1944, 81 years ago today. I find myself thinking of them each year when June 6 rolls around ...

Services will be held Friday, the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Rung, a motor machinist mechanic, landed at the Fox Red sector of Omaha Beach at 7:31 a.m. on June 6, 1944, as part of the ...

A hand drawn map showing the weather systems impacting the North Atlantic just prior to the D-Day invasion in June 1944. The Allied Forces used superior forecasting techniques and ...

Explore the history of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, and the sacrifice of 2,500 US troops in the bloodiest invasion of World War II.

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.