The D-Day generation, smaller in number than ever, is back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 81 years ...

Although Americans remember Omaha Beach, where our troops saw some of the bloodiest fighting and suffered many casualties, ...

The role played by Coast Guard personnel who crewed the Higgins boats was critical to the success of the D-Day landings in ...

U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa led a naval history symposium near Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 1, 2025, ...

On June 6, 1944, after years of grueling conflict, the first Allies to land on Omaha Beach in occupied France were immediately met with stiff opposition from German defenders.

After last week’s column on Cpl. Richard Garland Ayers—who perished on the shores of Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944—I received ...

Just a few weeks ago, standing on a bluff overlooking Omaha, the wide beach, just as Dad had described, lay below.

How did Utah and Omaha beaches — two chunks of French sand that were the scenes of the best-known day in American military ...

"It’s hard to believe but I saw that beach bounce. I could just see it vibrating," said Don Buswell of Ogden, who was aboard ...

Oh wait, did I say that wrong? A news story I read about his possibly illegal Friday firing of the director of the ...