One hundred fifty World War II U.S. veterans, along with volunteers and representatives from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), were present at Normandy American Cemetery in France to ...

NORMANDY, France — A sunrise over any beach is beautiful. Peaceful. And when you're the only one walking on the sand it's perfect. But this isn't just any beach. This place is part of D-Day history.

Hundreds of people young and old cheer and cry before Carl Felton when he is in France. He is not a world-famous celebrity, but a World War II veteran. Eighty years ago on June 6, 1944, he survived ...

(NEXSTAR) – Looking around Omaha Beach, today’s visitors to the site of the D-Day operations are faced with stark reminders of the harrowing battles that began on June 6, 1944: the bomb craters left ...

The sisterhood was officiated over by two women: Mayors Jean Stothert and Anne Boissel, in front of the Omaha Beach art installation, “The Brave.” Officials laid a wreath at the graves of Ludwig and ...

A cold, raw rain falls, disturbed by winds that occasionally must push 20 knots. It is 58° and the visibility appears to be less than a mile. The American Cemetery here would be impressive in any ...

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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France - There was a group of American tourists - many of them veterans of units like the 82nd Airborne Division - who had arranged to lay a wreath at the magnificent D-Day ...

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Editor’s Note: In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we present again this essay from alumnus Corey Ryan ’12. The piece was originally published by FIU Magazine on April 23, 2014, ...