World War II veteran Jake Larson meets youths during ceremonies at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. (AP ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veteran Henry Rice attends a ceremony at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, to mark the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day ...

Rep. Mike Waltz shares a selfie showing preparation for a commemorative parachute jump to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France June 7, 2024. A group of American lawmakers honored the ...

Len Zerlin manned a machine gun in the fuselage of a twin-engine bomber over the beaches of Normandy in World War II, and later made it his mission to talk about the war, mortality and freedom in ...

Charles Shay, a D-Day veteran who now calls Normandy home, was recognized by Army leadership during a recent bedside ceremony not far from the beach he stormed over 80 years ago. Shay, who served as a ...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —For more than 80 years, C-47 Skytrain tail number 42-100857 has connected generations of Airmen. On June 6, 1944, the aircraft carried American paratroopers ...

More people should visit Normandy, France, particularly the D-Day beaches, where thousands sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of freedom. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Barbed ...

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf ...

Along the coastline and near the D-Day landing beaches, tens of thousands of onlookers attended the commemorations, which included parachute jumps, flyovers, remembrance ceremonies, parades, and ...