A 102-Year-Old World War II Veteran Dies En Route to D-Day Commemorations in Europe and Is Mourned A World War II Navy veteran was being mourned following his death while en route to France to commemorate the 80th...
A World War II Veteran Just Married His Bride Near Normandy's D-Day Beaches. He's 100, She's 96 And they enjoyed a very special wedding-night party: They were invited to the state dinner at the Elysee Palace with French...
Black D-Day Combat Medic's Long-Denied Medal Tenderly Laid on Omaha Beach Where He Bled, Saved Lives The medal was placed on the sand, close to the spot where Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. is thought to have come ashore on June...
Members of Congress Commemorate D-Day with Their Own Parachute Jump over Normandy A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives is preparing for a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy...
10 Classic Films About D-Day, Recommended by a War Historian D-day has drawn the attention of numerous filmmakers over the years. Here are ten of the best D-day films, each suggestive of...
Biden Calls for Solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day Anniversary Ceremony near the Beaches of Normandy D-Day was the largest amphibious assault in history, and Biden called it a “powerful illustration of how alliances, real...
‘World of Tanks’ Wants You to Invade Normandy During D-Day Beloved online multiplayer game “World of Tanks” has a new, D-Day-inspired campaign running through July 4 that throws...
The European Reenactors Paying Tribute to D-Day Veterans at Normandy "America was our liberator, and we will never forget that."
As the World Marks 80th Anniversary of D-Day Landings, Renewed War in Europe Is on Minds of Many A dwindling number of World War II veterans were joined by a new generation of leaders to honor the dead and living in moving...
Spare a Thought for Weather Watcher Maureen Sweeney Who Made the Right Call for D-Day In early June 1944, Maureen Sweeney sent a series of readings that helped persuade Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme...
Army, US Allies Battling Swampy Terrain to Find 4 Soldiers Missing Since Tuesday in Lithuania The troops, assigned to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, were last seen aboard an M88...
Military Troops, Armored Vehicles Deployed to Big Bend National Park The U.S. military is deploying troops and armored vehicles to West Texas, including inside Big Bend National Park, as part of...
Roadrunner and Coyote: Navy Set to Deploy Land-Based Anti-Drone Systems at Sea Ever since the Navy repelled its first wave of drone attacks from the Houthi rebels, there has been criticism over the fact...
Senate Confirms Deputy VA Secretary as Department Preps for Mass Firings The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new No. 2 official after the Senate voted along party lines Thursday to approve Paul...
'Different Spanks for Different Ranks': Hegseth's Signal Scandal Would Put Regular Troops in the Brig Despite what amounts to among the most startling security snafus in recent memory -- one that would almost certainly trigger...
![World War II Navy veteran Robert "Al" Persichitti](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-06/ApNewsroom_D-Day_80th_Anniversary_Veteran_Dies_28197.jpg?itok=l1IOThBQ "This undated photo provided by the National WWII Museum, shows World War II Navy veteran Robert "Al" Persichitti, of Fairport, N.Y. Persichitti is being mourned, Thursday, June 6, 2024, after his death en route to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. (Courtesy of The National WWII Museum via AP)")
