American troops and the Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, to liberate Europe from Nazi, Germany during World War II. "We're bringing 155,000 soldiers on day one.

We walked through the gates of the Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach just as the staff raised the twin American Flags that fly on the tall poles at the edge of green lawn dotted ...

PARIS — Tourists travelling to Omaha Beach to pay their respects to the 9,387 military dead at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial will find it closed, a victim of the U.S. government… ...

But the most amazing moment of the trip came late in the day at the Normandy American Cemetery, where 9,387 American servicemen and women were buried. Among them were three Medal of Honor recipients.

He’s commemorated at Normandy American Cemetery’s Tablets of the Missing. Private Ellis S. Abney of the 29th Infantry Division died on Omaha Beach. He’s buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Yazoo ...

One hundred fifty World War II U.S. veterans, along with volunteers and representatives from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), were present at Normandy American Cemetery in France ...

We started in Monet country in France en route to Normandy and the scene of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Our specific quest was the American cemetery at Omaha Beach.

We walked through the gates of the Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach just as the staff raised the twin American Flags that fly on the tall poles at the edge of green lawn dotted ...