Jun 06 WATCH: World leaders and veterans mark 80th anniversary of D-Day in France By John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet, Danica Kirka, Associated Press On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those same… Continue reading
Jun 06 At D-Day 80th anniversary, Biden pledges not to walk away from defending Ukraine By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Biden, who is 81 years old, was born 2 1/2 years before D-Day. He said the largest amphibious assault in history was a reminder of the power of alliances. Biden also called for solidarity with Ukraine, where the fight against… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 7:56 D-Day veterans return to Normandy for 80th anniversary of Allied invasion By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villemann Eighty years ago, the liberation of Europe from the horrors of the Nazis began with Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy. Nearly 200,000 thousand soldiers, principally Americans, Brits and Canadians, landed on June 6, 1944, across five beach sectors. Continue watching
Jun 05 D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on ‘Rosie the Riveter’ women who built the weapons of WWII By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat. Continue reading
Jun 05 Biden will mark D-Day anniversary in France as Western democratic alliances face threats at home and abroad By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press He will arrive at a time when the Western alliances that were forged in that era are being threatened in the United States and overseas. Continue reading
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
May 09 Russia celebrates Victory Day as Putin reminds the world of nuclear ability By Associated Press Even though few World War II veterans are still alive 79 years after Berlin fell to the Red Army, the victory over Nazi Germany remains the most important symbol of the country's prowess. Continue reading
Apr 01 Lou Conter, last living survivor of the USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102 By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has died. Lou Conter was 102. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 1:06 WWII ‘Ghost Army’ soldiers receive Congressional Gold Medal By Jonah Anderson Some 1,100 World War II soldiers who served in the so-called "Ghost Army" received long overdue recognition at the U.S. Capitol. During the war, they belonged to units that specialized in trickery to outwit the Germans. Their methods included inflatable… Continue watching
Mar 05 WATCH: White House holds briefing after VA reverses internal memo banning V-J Day ‘Kiss’ photo By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Veterans Affairs secretary is reversing a department memo that aimed to ban VA displays of the iconic "V-J Day in Times Square" photograph showing a Navy sailor kissing a strange woman on the streets of New York at the… Continue reading