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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 ...
In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder I take a look at the incredible Airborne Museum in the Normandy town of Sainte Mère Église, ...
The 40th anniversary of D-Day in 1984 brought veterans and locals together in Sainte-Mère-Église to remember the historic airborne invasion. Reenactments of the airborne drop triggered vivid ...
Army Staff Sgt. William Owens, who fought in the D-Day invasion in World War II, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on June 5, 2025, at a ceremony in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France.
Pedro Vera drove an Army ambulance, ferrying the wounded to field hospitals, on D-Day and at the Battle of the Bulge. Somehow ...
About two years ago I was talking with Mike, a friend of mine I've known since Ronald Reagan was still in the White House, and he asked me a question out of left field: What if we went on a tour of ...
Medal ceremony, June 5 2025, Sainte-Mere-Eglise (Courtesy : Greg Palkot/Fox News) One of those was Iowa-born 31-year-old U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Owens.
A Distinguished Service Cross was presented to the family of Staff Sgt. William Owens at a ceremony June 5 at Sainte Mère Eglise in Normandy, France, according to a news release from U.S. Army ...
Like in many towns across Europe, when walking around Sainte-Mere-Eglise you’ll find one of their main industries is D-Day tourism. Restaurants and pubs have airborne themes, gift shops are ...
Towed by a C-47 he and his co-pilot flew an American CG-4A glider just south of St. Mere Eglise, France. Ray’s crew made it on the ground with hardly a scratch.
During the month of June, the 69th Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber - Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of SSM2c Maurice Louis Rene Dore, who served in the U.S. Navy as a ...