D-Day Anniversary Shines a Spotlight on 'Rosie the Riveter' Women Who Built the Weapons of WWII In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping...
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...
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...
'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...
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.
A Paratrooper Started D-Day by Hanging from His Chute on a Church Pvt. John Steele's unit parachuted in the wrong place, while Steele himself was unlucky enough to get his chute caught on a...
The Real-Life D-Day Commandos Who Inspired Hollywood's 'Dirty Dozen' "The Dirty Dozen" had everything anyone could hope for in a war movie.
Idris Elba Explores the Lost Stories of World War II Service Members of Color in Nat Geo's 'Erased' In the timeline of a conflict as long and sprawling as World War II, even the most courageous stories of valor were bound to...
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)")
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/mil%20filthy%20thirteen%20paratroopers%201200.jpg?itok=kdZ4HQcY ""Filthy Thirteen" member Clarence Ware applies war paint to Charles Plauda, June 5, 1944. The idea was McNiece's, to honor his Native American heritage and to energize the men for the danger ahead. (National Archives)")
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/1time%20natgeo%20erased%20heroes%20of%20color%201200.jpg?itok=SOynJBV0 "Desare' Allen holds a portrait of her great uncle Doris Miller at Flosetta Miller's home in Arlington, Texas. "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color" tells the stories of three Black heroes who miraculously survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. One of these men, mess attendant Doris Miller, defied racial stereotypes when he shot down enemy planes during the attack. (National Geographic/Nelson Adeosun)")
