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From cider to battlefields to medieval towns to calvados, there is such a broad range of interesting things to do in Normandy ...
A memorial service was held at Bayeux Cathedral on Thursday. Credit: PA On June 6, 1944, known as D-Day, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France and breached Hitler ...
He founded the National D-Day Memorial, served as its Chairman for seven years, and later wrote a memoir, 'Omaha Beach and Beyond,' to commemorate the sacrifices of our D-Day soldiers," Griffith said.
The 81 st anniversary of the Allied landing at Normandy will be marked with special events of reflection and remembrance at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. The Memorial’s annual commemoration ...
North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach are planning traffic changes for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend and Atlantic Beach Bike Week. Here’s what to know or avoid.
GRAFTON — The National Memorial of Military Ascent has unveiled the first of 12 life-size bronze statues that memorialize the assault on Pointe Du Hoc, an important site on the Normandy coast in ...
Utah Beach. Utah Beach was a last-minute addition to the plan due to its proximity to Cherbourg, a port city. Sadly, many U.S. paratroopers perished when their heavy equipment weighed them down in the ...
Five of Team USA's six freestyle wrestlers who qualified for the Olympics made the trip to Normandy on Tuesday, including Michigan's Mason Parris.
After D-Day, 1st Lt. Nathan B. Baskind was missing in action for 80 years. His great-niece Samantha Baskind tells the story of how his remains were identified and what his life and burial with ...
Normandy American Cemetery, which stands directly above Omaha Beach, is the final resting place for more than 9,000 veterans. It is also where the D-Day 80th anniversary ceremonies took place on ...
ATLANTIC CITY — Bernie Friedenberg, an army medic who served on Omaha Beach on D-Day 1944, was honored in his hometown of Atlantic City with a bronze sculpture unveiled Thursday that depicts him ...