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World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler's defeat.

June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy ... Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D brings this monumental event to the world's ...

U.S. Army Sgt. Ivor D. Thornton, 34, landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy in the second wave of the D-Day invasion on June 6, ...

Paddy the Pigeon, who was hatched in Co Antrim, was the fastest of the flock when he was released on June 6, 1944, to deliver the news of the successful D-Day landings back to England.

Friends of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines have launched a fundraiser to honor George Kerchner, a longtime Ocean Pines resident and decorated World War II hero, with a ...

A Missouri S&T history professor’s book about U.S. soldiers’ experience on Omaha Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy ...

The National D-Day Memorial's annual Family Day is a joyous event where kids and adults together can get a glimpse of life at ...

a decorated World War II hero. Kerchner, a lieutenant in the 2nd Ranger Battalion, played a crucial role in the D-Day assault on Pointe du Hoc, scaling cliffs under heavy fire and disabling German ...