D-Day soldier awarded Distinguished Service Cross after 81 years
Decades after Staff Sgt. William Owens' heroic actions at La Fiere Bridge, his Bronze Star was posthumously upgraded thanks to the efforts of a veteran.
By Dave Kindy
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Trump honors fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery
President Trump on Monday also placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a somber tradition for U.S. presidents.
A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied France
June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.
Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWII
With vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.
Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates D-Day
While President Biden's uncles weren't among the thousands who came ashore on D-Day, they were in the Army and supported the war in other ways.
D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weapons
In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.
Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
Few witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion.
Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friends
Vets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.
D-Day vets hailed as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary
Schoolchildren greeted dozens of WWII vets, many in their 100s, as they arrived in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Black medic who saved dozens on D-Day posthumously honored
Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in D-Day, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Parachute jump over Normandy kicks off D-Day 80th anniversary
WWII vets are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones and hammer home a message D-Day survivors have repeated time and time again.
Eisenhower carrier strike group deployment extended
The strike group, which for months has launched crucial strikes against Houthi rebels, will remain in the Red Sea for at least another month.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press