On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 soldiers from the United States and other allied nations invaded the coast of France to overthrow the Nazi regime.
As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of this historic event, questions still surround that day’s carnage, particularly at Omaha Beach.
U.S. Army commander Gen. Omar Bradley, who could only imagine the death and destruction on...
Photos and video courtesy of Delta Airlines.
From a Delta Airlines Press Release:
For the third year in a row, Delta Air Lines is honored to fly 60 World War II veterans back to Normandy, France, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that catalyzed the war’s end – marking only the third time a U.S. passenger airline will fly...
From a BAE Systems press release:
Construction of a new visitors’ pavilion to commemorate the D-Day landings has begun in Normandy, France, following a £600,000 donation from BAE Systems.
The new facility, called ‘The Winston Churchill Centre for Learning and Education’, is being built on the site of the British Normandy Memorial. It will open later this year to mark the...
Eating in Normandy…
After reading Part I, you have landed in France, rented a car at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, have driven to Bayeux (stopping in Giverny), checked into your hotel or AirBNB. Now you are hungry and thirsty.
Eating in France, particularly Normandy, that’s a big category — and in Bayeux, you have many options along Rue Larchee, on the same street...
More than 1 million Americans annually visit the Normandy region of France, particularly to see the June 6, 1944, landing beaches. In terms of planning, it would probably be less stressful to travel to Normandy before or after a major anniversary such as this year’s 80th anniversary of the invasion. You can find full information in my new travel...
A French family befriends an American soldier at a chateau near Omaha Beach during the June 6, 1944, D-Day landings. Their families remain friends for 80 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJVND4XGf-E&t=72s
One of the U.S. Navy’s submarine leaders has been the driving force behind the Nimitz Foundation and National Museum of the Pacific War, retired Rear Adm. Charles Grojean, served as executive director of the Nimitz Foundation. The Foundation provides private financial support to expand and enhance the collections, exhibits, and programs of the National Museum of the Pacific War...
This interview was originally published in Recon Magazine in 2005.
As president of the Women’s Memorial Foundation board of directors, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught led the campaign that raised $22 million for the Woman’s Memorial, the nation’s first major tribute to women veterans. The memorial, located at the gates of Arlington National Cemetery, also holds the Faces...
The Stonewall Brigade Museum has received the donation of a large pen and ink drawing depicting the Vierville Chateau that played a prominent part in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944 as a tribute to 115th and 116th Infantry Regiment soldiers who died during the war.
The painting, by French artist Martine Pageot, was gifted to the Verona, Va.-based...
The United States Navy Memorial will postpone the official ceremony of the Normandy Lone Sailor statue dedication due to the ongoing pandemic. The Dedication Ceremony will now be conducted in conjunction with the 78th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, June 6, 2022.
“It is prudent to make this decision today so that the many people who have been involved...
