An Army historian felt that while the D-Day landing scenes were realistic, the rest of the film was a “typical World War II ...

"Saving Private Ryan" is often hailed for its brutally realistic combat footage, especially the harrowing Omaha Beach scene. However, retired Army historian Dave Hogan, who spent 37 years at the U.S.

World War II Memories: From Omaha Beach to Vienna tells the compelling story of Joseph Gorra, who gives a first-hand account of what it was like to be part of the first wave of soldiers to land on ...

Ray Norris, a World War II veteran and one of the last three remaining in Monroe County, will celebrate his 101st birthday on ...

Unaware of the drama at the Ponte Boch Coxon Jimmy Green was taken from the first wave of American infantry into Omaha beach. GEORGE ‘JIMMY’ GREEN: The troops we took in were from Bedford Virg ...

Felix Maurizio returned to the beach in Normandy for the first time since 1944 when he was 19 and fought there during World War II, manning a landing craft on Omaha Beach. Military service members ...

John McManus, a World War II historian, looks at war scenes from "Saving Private Ryan" and rates them for realism. He breaks down the iconic movie opening of the landing on Omaha Beach during the ...