Data: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Map: Axios Visuals As the nation remembers D-Day on Friday's 81st anniversary, a dwindling number of World War II veterans remain with us. About 300 WWII ...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach under heavy fire on D-Day will receive an award for self-sacrifice and public service from the ...
BEDFORD, VA – 81 years after D-Day, the veterans are fewer, but the purpose remains. “Fewer and fewer of these heroic men are here to receive our thanks and to tell their story of a day that changed ...
TAMPA, Fla. — World War II veterans will be back on the beaches of Normandy, France on Friday, marking 81 years since D-Day. On June 6th, 1944, allied forces launched the massive invasion that helped ...
Some World War II veterans have landed in France to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Friday. A group of about two dozen veterans who served in Europe and the Pacific traveled back to the once ...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach under heavy fire on D-Day will receive an award for self-sacrifice and public service on Saturday ...
When visitors walk into Berwick’s Test Track Park, they’ll be greeted with the sounds of gunfire, and a sea of green tents. The Stuart Tank Memorial Association’s 8th Berwick World War II weekend is ...
D-Day Conneaut 2025, the nation's largest WWII reenactment, will take place Aug. 14-16 in Conneaut Township Park. The event features mock battles, a USO dance and Higgins boat rides. Free tickets are ...
Nicholas Hartman was 20 when he died on D-Day during WWII. This summer, nearly 80 years after his death, he was finally ...
Crucial weather forecasts helped allied forces invade on D-Day. Storm forecasts changed history. Today's forecasts still benefit from the science developed during WW2. On June 6, 1944, the Allied ...