Tag: D-Day
American Legion Adds Statutes in Normandy
Eighty years after the historic D-Day landings, the American Legion unveiled a second "Statue of Liberation" in Sainte-Mère-Église, the first French town freed from...
Normandy American Cemetery to Require Visitor Pre-Registration Starting in 2026
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) will implement a visitor pre-registration system at the Normandy American Cemetery starting April 1, 2026,...
Delta, Best Defense Foundation Return to Normandy for Fourth Consecutive Year...
Article and photos courtesy of Delta Airlines...
For the fourth consecutive year, Delta is proud to continue its Normandy Legacy Flight, supporting the first-of-its-kind program...
Remembering Our Heroes on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
By
William Pascucci
It was the early morning on June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France, when the allied armies consisting of land, air and naval forces...
American Airlines honors veterans with special journey to Normandy for the...
Article courtesy of American Airlines
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines proudly announces a historic endeavor to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day...
Charles Norman Shay: Hero of D-Day
Charles Norman Shay: Hero of D-Day
Unlike many divisions landing on D-Day on June 6, 1944, the U.S. First Infantry Division, nicknamed The Big...
Benjamin Berry: Pennsylvania Soldier Fought Germans, Discrimination
Benjamin Berry, now 100 and living in Germantown, Pennsylvania, was a gung-ho teenager when he entered the U.S. Army during World War II, serving...
Michelin North America Sponsors WWII Veterans Embarking on Milestone Return to...
Photo and article courtesy of Michelin.
GREENVILLE, S.C., April 15, 2024 – Michelin North America, Inc., has partnered with the Best Defense Foundation and Delta...
UNESCO Ponders Making D-Day Landing Beaches a World Heritage Site
While considered hallowed ground in many countries, the historic D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, France, have not been seriously considered as a UNESCO World...
Bloody Omaha, Part IV
Fourth in a series
VII
The 16th RCT was scheduled to come ashore at the same hour on the adjacent Easy Red, Fox Green and Fox...