Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Leon Crane was co-piloting a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber when an engine malfunctioned and it crashed ...

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Wikimedia Commons/Edward Steichen The December 1943 Bombardment of Nauru by USS North Carolina On December 8, 1943, the USS ...

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“What the Army Rangers achieved in Normandy, they did again and again and again throughout the war, across every theater, against overwhelming odds,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

But it’s also been a secret in another way. During World War II, military leaders and Hollywood came together to protect the airport under “Operation Camouflage.” Why the disguise?

Two of the five surviving Army Rangers, among the 6,500 who served in World War II, attended a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Capitol on Thursday.

“With the fate of the free world on the line, Army Rangers led the way.” It was during the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy in France that the Rangers gained their motto.