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Omaha Beach, D-Day (June 6, 1944)
On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched the biggest amphibious landing operation the world has ever seen - Operation Neptune. In ...
My wife, Lori, and I had the opportunity to visit the American Cemetery on Omaha Beach in France on the 81st anniversary of D-Day. The site is immaculately maintained. Over ...
It was the largest seaborne invasion in history. D-Day marked the turning point for the Allies in WWII, and it couldn't have happened without a few names you might recognize from your TV screen — and ...
Twenty-seven PA members of the 1st Infantry Division lost their lives on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Northampton County was home to three of the fallen: PFC Leonard C. Groeger, Pvt. Franklin G.
Just a few weeks ago, standing on a bluff overlooking Omaha, the wide beach, just as Dad had described, lay below. In the several weeks before D-Day, the tide was much calmer than history recorded ...
Twenty-seven PA members of the 1st Infantry Division lost their lives on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Lehigh County was home to one of the fallen: Pvt. Gerald Lewis Hillborn. This is his story.
at the Signal Monument near Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, commemorating the Soldiers who landed there during the D-Day invasion and honoring V Corps’ enduring role in the fight for European ...
I’ve covered many anniversaries of D-Day, and they never lose their power to move. We were at the 81st anniversary at the stunning American cemetery in Normandy near Omaha Beach on Friday.
World War II veteran Wally King speaks at the D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, ...
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a workout this morning (Friday) on Omaha Beach. Hegseth partcipated in this activity in honor of the 81st anniversary of D-Day. "I had the privilege of ...