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D-Day anniversary marked by dwindling number of veterans

Now bent with age, a dwindling number of WWII veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago.

11 months ago

How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day

As part of the first wave of the largest amphibious assault in history, the regiment was assigned to clear Omaha Beach landing sectors.

By Joseph Harris Carpenter, University of Texas at Arlington, The Conversation

11 months ago

A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied France

June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.

11 months ago

Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWII

With vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.

11 months ago

Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friends

Vets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.

11 months ago

D-Day medic was ready to give his life — and save as many as he could

On D-Day, Charles Shay was a 19-year-old Army medic. Now 99, he's about to take part in the 80th anniversary commemorations of the landings in Normandy.

12 months ago