Sainte-Mère-Église became one of the first liberated towns in France during D-Day, thanks to the courageous actions of the ...

LA FIERE BRIDGE, NORMANDY, France – In recognition of the heroic actions of the Eighth Air Force during World War II, The ...

Sainte Mere Eglise was the first French town liberated by U.S. Army paratroopers on D-Day — and it's the center of 80th anniversary celebrations this week as people visit from all over the world.

SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France -- It was the middle of the night and the town of Sainte Mere Eglise was on fire. Occupied by the Germans since June 18, 1940, the town had survived several allied air ...

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, France -- Seventy-five years ago, American paratrooper John Steele dangled from a clock tower in Sainte-Mere-Eglise after his parachute got caught during the D-Day invasion, ...

A mannequin of Pvt. Steele still adorns the church at Sainte-Mère-Église, memorializing the paratroopers who jumped into Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944. (National Archives) ...

A dummy parachutist, top, hangs from the steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France where during the D-Day invasion U.S. Army paratrooper John Steele landed and got stuck.

The 40th anniversary of D-Day in 1984 brought veterans and locals to Sainte-Mère-Église to honor memories of "Seeing the skies again reminded me of that dark, dangerous morning," a veteran said ...

Members of the St. Augustine High School Marching 100 step aside for a World War II-era Sherman tank in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on Friday, June 7, 2024, during a festival commemorating the ...

St. Augustine Marching 100 musicians gather around Father Tony Ricard after they marched in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France on Saturday, June 8, 2024 for the D-Day Memorial Parade.

A dummy parachutist, top, hangs from the steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France where during the D-Day invasion U.S. Army paratrooper John Steele landed and got stuck.