This week marks the eightieth anniversary of the D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, bursting through German coastal defenses to ...
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The secrets behind the Normandy invasion

D-Day was one of the most important operations in history. Normandy was not the closest point to Germany, but it offered critical advantages. Terrain, defenses, and deception all played a role. This ...
DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - The gently sloping beaches of Normandy lend themselves well to invasions. From here, William the Conqueror set out to invade England in 1066 and in World War II they were ...
U.S. Gen. Mark Milley, left, his wife Hollyanne Milley, 2nd left, veteran Sgt. Andrew Negra, center in wheel chair, and his family pose for a group photo during a gathering in preparation of the 79th ...
As Veterans Day nears, we're reminded that history doesn't just live in museums or textbooks. It's also in the stories of those who were there. Inside Terra Bella Senior Living in Salem, Virginia, ...
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