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

Sainte-Mère-Église became one of the first liberated towns in France during D-Day, thanks to the courageous actions of 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 - This town loves paratroopers - in particular, American paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and the 101st Airborne Divisions.

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 ...

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) ...

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.

NATO supreme allied commander in Europe Gen. Christopher Cavoli speaks at a ceremony in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, Monday, June 3, 2024, where a statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower was unveiled ...

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.