The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. A sign outside Trinity Church, New York City, inviting worshipers to ...

Friends of the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines have launched a fundraiser to honor George Kerchner, a ...

In an age of total war, how did the conflict change their lives? And did it last? WW2: How close did D-Day come to failure? documentWW2: How close did D-Day come to failure? Over 150,000 British ...

D-Day, which took place on June 6, 1944, was the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Woodson, who became seriously ...

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But World War II veteran Harold Terens and Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday inland of the D-day beaches in Normandy, France. Terens, 100, called it "the ...

World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into ... and descends into enemy territory. June 6: D-Day. Over 160,000 Allied troops and 30,000 vehicles are landed along a 50-mile stretch of ...

"It was one of the saddest days in my first 20 years of life" Thursday marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day — the moment that turned the tide of World War II — and to commemorate, a group of ...

a decorated World War II hero. Kerchner, a lieutenant in the 2nd Ranger Battalion, played a crucial role in the D-Day assault on Pointe du Hoc, scaling cliffs under heavy fire and disabling German ...