D-Day: Perhaps the Most Pivotal Day in World War II June 6, 1944: It was perhaps the most pivotal day in World War II. Relive the event with these veteran stories and historical...
Biden Will Mark D-Day Anniversary in France as Western Alliances Face Threats at Home and Abroad U.S. President Joe Biden will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France this week as he tries to demonstrate...
With Time Short, Veterans Seize the Chance to Keep Their D-Day Memories Alive for Others Ken Hay’s part in the invasion of Normandy lasted just a few weeks, but he wants to make sure the experiences of those who...
What Ike Remembered When Returning to the Beaches of Normandy 20 Years After D-Day In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division tried to ease the concerns of...
The Last WWII Vets Converge on Normandy for D-Day and Fallen Friends and to Cement Their Legacy Veterans of World War II, many of them centenarians and likely returning to France for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was...
On D-Day, 19-Year-Old Medic Charles Shay Was Ready to Give His Life, and Save as Many as He Could D-Day veteran Charles Shay is about to take part next month in the 80th celebrations of the landings in Normandy that led to...
A Black Medic Wounded on D-Day Saved Dozens of Lives. He's Finally Being Posthumously Honored Waverly Woodson Jr. was wounded while still on the landing craft. But for the next 30 hours he treated 200 wounded men all...
'The Advantages Were All Theirs': What Famed War Correspondent Ernie Pyle Saw on D-Day Ernie Pyle was the United States' most well-known war correspondent during World War II, serving as the de facto eyes and...
A Jacket, a Coin, a Letter − Relics of Omaha Beach Battle Tell the Story of D-Day 80 Years Later Eighty years ago, on a day now known as D-Day, thousands of Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel...
The Critical Role the Coast Guard Played in the D-Day Invasion Operation Overlord was one of the most complex military operations in the history of modern warfare.
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/mil%20coast%20guard%20at%20d-day%201200.jpg?itok=53wtzln1 ""The Jaws of Death" - A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks U.S. troops on the morning of June 6, 1944 at Omaha Beach. (U.S. Coast Guard/Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent)")
