Normandy Parachute Jump Opens D-Day 80th Anniversary Commemorations
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists dropped from a World War II-era plane and soared into the now peaceful skies of Normandy on Sunday, kicking off a week of ceremonies for the fast-fading generation of Allied soldiers who fought from the beaches of the Normandy landings 80 years ago to the downfall of Adolf Hitler and […]
World War II vets fly to France ahead of D-Day anniversary
More than 60 World War II veterans flew from Dallas to France on Friday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. This heroic group, ranging in age from 90 to a staggering 107, was welcomed aboard an American Airlines charter flight by thousands of appreciative onlookers waving Stars and Stripes. The group will […]
Women of D-Day: while men stormed the beaches, women worked as codebreakers, ship plotters, radar operators
On D-Day, as soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, hundreds of thousands of women served as code breakers, shipping planners, radar operators and cartographers. During World War II, over 1.1 million women served in the Western Allied armies, of which 640,000 served in the British Army. In total, around seven million British women served their […]
Biden to mark D-Day anniversary with remarks in France
The White House announced Thursday that President Biden will deliver a speech in France next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Biden will visit Normandy on June 5 and deliver a speech on the 6th. He will then take part in other events with first lady Jill Biden on the anniversary, […]
D-Day veteran, 101, heads to France for 80th anniversary of Normandy landings
Jake Larson, a 101-year-old Army veteran and survivor of the Normandy landings, is preparing to travel to France to mark the 80th anniversary of the historic invasion. A Minnesota native, Larson enlisted in the National Guard as a teenager and then transferred to the Army’s V Corps for the Normandy landings. Larson has garnered more […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is expected in Normandy for commemorations of 80 years since D-Day, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said he plans to attend ceremonies in Normandy on Tuesday marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings and meet with world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. President Joe Biden is also scheduled to attend this year’s commemoration of the landings that liberated France and Europe from Nazi German occupation. […]
Word War Two ‘Ghost Army,’ Vital To D-Day Operation, Receives Congressional Gold Medals
Soldiers from America’s legendary World War II “Ghost Army” were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday, 80 years after their military exploits. roll A call has been reported. high honor Watch as a veteran of the Ghost Army, a top-secret World War II unit that used ingenious deception to deceive its enemies, receives the […]
Centenarian World War Two Vet To Be Married On 80th Anniversary Of D-Day: REPORT
Harold Terrence, a 100-year-old World War II veteran living in Florida, will marry his girlfriend Gene Swarin on the upcoming 80th anniversary of D-Day. Terens was a corporal in the U.S. Army Air Forces during the war. He is a radio repair technician. P-47 Thunderbolt Airplane returning from France D-day. (Related article: 80 years after […]
D-Day veteran, 100, to be married at WWII liberation site in France
100-year-old World War II veteran Harold Terrence and his fiancée, Jeanne Sowaran, are preparing to get married in France. Despite being widowed, Terrence and Swarin fell in love in 2021 after being introduced by a mutual friend. The couple plans to wed in a town near the coast where US troops landed during the war, […]
D-Day codebreaker claims to possess secret memo signaling end of World War II days before rest of world, and he’s not sharing it
A World War II veteran who claims to have been the first Allied soldier to receive the message that the Nazis had surrendered has vowed to keep the historical document in his family despite strong interest from museums. Bernard Morgan, who turns 100 on Wednesday, was working as a codebreaker for the Royal Air Force […]