NORMANDY, France — A sunrise over any beach is beautiful. Peaceful. And when you're the only one walking on the sand it's perfect. But this isn't just any beach. This place is part of D-Day history.

One hundred fifty World War II U.S. veterans, along with volunteers and representatives from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), were present at Normandy American Cemetery in France to ...

Hundreds of people young and old cheer and cry before Carl Felton when he is in France. He is not a world-famous celebrity, but a World War II veteran. Eighty years ago on June 6, 1944, he survived ...

US soldiers assist American WWII veteran Fred Taylor during a ceremony on Omaha Beach, Tuesday, in Normandy. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in ...

The largest amphibious invasion in history was launched on June 6, 1944, when Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. For this year’s 81st ...

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On June 6, 1944, a multinational landing force numbered at 160,000 servicemen landed on five codenamed beaches in northern France: Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword. With an objective of securing a ...

The largest amphibious invasion in history was launched on June 6, 1944, when Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. For this year’s 81st ...

There was a group of American tourists — many of them veterans of units like the 82nd Airborne Division — who had arranged to lay a wreath at the magnificent D-Day memorial on the cemetery overlooking ...