BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - If you visited the National D-Day Memorial Sunday, you saw a large object covered with a brown tarp that stores thousands of stories from WWII. It’s one of several new ...

Dougie Shelley is remembered for taking part in the Arctic convoys and D-Day.

A soldier from Virginia who died on D-Day has been accounted for 81 years after he was killed, officials said in a news release. The company disembarked from their landing craft at around 7 a.m.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Waverly B. Woodson Jr., a Black World War II combat medic who served in the only African American unit involved in the ...

BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford celebrated what would’ve been the 100th birthday of its late founder, Sgt. Bob Slaughter. The memorial honored Slaughter’s life and legacy ...

Dozens of World War II veterans, hundreds of active-duty service members and members of the public marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. Parades, memorials, military demonstrations ...

Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler's regime.Along the ...

Five years into World War II, the Allies were squeezing the Nazis from two sides. In Western Europe, Allied forces had managed to slow Adolf Hitler's ruthless expansion across the continent. Meanwhile ...

Standing under wings with the engines rumbling, the sense of history is undeniable.“This airplane was the lead airplane of over 800 that lead the liberation of France. That turned the way the war was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day ...

WIESBADEN, Germany — Over 80 years ago, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in a bold assault that changed the course of history and set the standard for coalition warfare. The lessons ...

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