Jun 05 D-Day remembered in 75th anniversary ceremony By Gretchen Frazee The Friends of the National World War II Memorial is holding a ceremony and candlelight vigil to honor the nearly 9,000 Americans who died during the invasion of Nazi-occupied France. Continue reading
Jun 05 World leaders honor veterans on D-Day anniversary By Danica Kirka, John Leicester, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The Royal British Legion brought about 300 veterans, aged 91 to 101, to the ceremonies in Portsmouth, where many of the troops embarked for Normandy on June 5, 1944. Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: Trump reads from FDR’s prayer on D-Day anniversary By Jonathan Lemire, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump traveled to the southern coast of England to pay respects to American service members and allies who helped rescue Europe from Nazi Germany. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 5:21 Disconnected by war, family reunites through student history project By PBS NewsHour Decades after losing touch, family members from two different continents were reunited at the American Cemetery in Normandy, France, to honor a World War II soldier who was killed in action just after the D-Day invasion. The NewsHour’s April Brown… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 8:12 Teachers and students retrace the lives of those who died at Normandy By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jun 06 France celebrates D-Day anniversary with dance, historical film and world leaders at Omaha beach By Thomas Adamson, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press Historical film footage and modern interpretive dance recreated the images of World War II at D-Day's 70th anniversary, a blend of old and new that bridged seven decades and depicted a once riven Europe as a newly unified whole. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch World leaders and veterans honor the invasion that turned the tide of WWII By PBS NewsHour It was a military assault unlike anything the world had ever seen: In 1944, well over 150,000 allied troops landed in France to fight the Nazis. On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, President Obama and other world leaders gathered at… Continue watching