Meeting at the notorious “bloody” Omaha beach here along the coast of northern France, two former enemies talked about what happened 70 years ago in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Invited by a group of European historians, James “Pee Wee”…
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‘Big Red One’ Commemorates D-Day at Omaha Beach
OMAHA BEACH, France – More than 20 Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division helped commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day June 6 by participating in three ceremonies at Omaha Beach. The historic day began at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, at an airstrip that…
VIDEO: D-Day Archival Footage
Video with clips of D-Day includes veterans talking about their memories from the day more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. Gen. Dwight…
VIDEO: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s D-Day Message
This message was issued by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to encourage Allied soldiers taking part in the D-day invasion of June 6, 1944. Almost immediately after France fell to the Nazis in 1940, the Allies planned a cross-Channel assault on…
PHOTO: D-Day Veteran Honors the Fallen
Leslie Palmer Cruise Jr., an 89-year-old World War II veteran from Horsham, Pennsylvania, salutes the gravesite of Pfc. Richard Vargas during a wreath laying ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France on June 2nd, 2014. Both Cruise and…
D-Day Paratrooper Remembers Historic Jump Ahead of 70th Anniversary
Veteran paratrooper Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, who jumped into Normandy on D-Day, is returning to coastal France to mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion that changed the course of World War II. Martin, who spoke in an interview ahead…
