U.S. veterans and families are traveling to Normandy on the northwest coast of France to pay their respects and commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when the U.S. and Allied forces invaded ...

On D-Day, hundreds of thousands of military women worked as codebreakers, ship plotters, radar operators and cartographers while soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy. Throughout World War II, more ...

For British women who came of age during World War II, the answer to that question is often: quite a lot. The history of D-Day is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the ...

As the last notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” faded away, retired Lt. Col. Max Torrence held himself as erect as the young soldier he once was as he placed a wreath at the Normandy American Cemetery ...

DALLAS — When Robert Pedigo steps off a plane Saturday in Paris to attend ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, it will be the first time the 100-year-old veteran of the ...

NORMANDY, France -- On May 26 and 27, 2024, Soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment participated in Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremonies at the Normandy and Brittany American Cemeteries in France. These ...

Seth Sherwood lives in Paris and is a longtime contributor to the Travel section. Inextricably tied to the D-Day invasion of World War II, this northern French region of orchards, dairies, horse farms ...

Among the returning veterans are two "Rosie the Riveters." U.S. veterans and families are traveling to Normandy on the northwest coast of France to pay their respects and commemorate the 80th ...

Honoring the women of Normandy on 80th anniversary of D-Day As a remarkable group of 68 American WWII vets travel to Normandy, "GMA" spotlights three very special women who stand for millions of ...