Jun 02 Week of ceremonies for D-Day’s 80th anniversary kicks off with parachute jump over Normandy By John Leicester, Associated Press Parachutists jumped from World War II-era planes into now peaceful Normandy on Sunday to kick off a week of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: White House expects Israel will say ‘yes’ to ending war in Gaza if Hamas agrees In our news wrap Sunday, the Biden administration said it’s confident Israel will move forward with the president’s plan to end the war in Gaza if Hamas agrees to it, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy accused China of helping Russia disrupt an… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Ukraine brands Russia as terrorist state before International Court of Justice In our news wrap Tuesday, lawyers for Ukraine branded Russia a terrorist state before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Atlanta’s city council approved funding for a police and firefighter training center that sparked protests, Republican discontent with… Continue watching
Jun 06 World War II veterans honored at 79th D-Day anniversary By Sylvie Corbet, Tara Copp, Associated Press Many reenactors came to Omaha Beach at dawn Tuesday to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. Continue reading
Jun 05 WWII veterans return to Utah Beach to commemorate the 79th anniversary of D-Day By Sylvie Corbet, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. Continue reading
Jun 05 Here are some key facts about D-Day ahead of the 79th anniversary of the World War II invasion By Associated Press More than 2 million Allied soldiers, sailors, pilots, medics and other people from a dozen countries were involved in the overall Operation Overlord. That was the codename for the battle to wrest western France from Nazi control that started on… Continue reading
Jun 06 Gen. Mark Milley says the U.S. will keep providing ‘significant’ support to Ukraine By Sylvie Corbet, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the United States and allied countries will keep providing "significant" support to Ukraine, out of respect for the legacy of D-Day soldiers. Continue reading
Jun 05 D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite the pandemic By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this year's D-Day commemorations are taking place with travel restrictions that have prevented veterans or families of fallen soldiers from the U.S., Britain and other allied countries from making the trip to France. Only a few… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 1:20 Remembering the heroic army medic who was in the first wave at Omaha Beach By Malcolm Brabant Sergeant Ray Lambert, the army medic in the first wave that assaulted Omaha beach on D-Day, died this past Friday night, at age 100. Two years ago on the 75th anniversary of D-Day, he spoke with our Malcolm Brabant beside… Continue watching
Jun 05 On 76th anniversary, pandemic prevents many from mourning D-Day dead in Normandy By Raf Casert, Associated Press This year's anniversary observances for the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever. The coronavirus pandemic is keeping almost everyone away. Continue reading