Pope Leo XIV is the son of a D-Day veteranThe first American to ever be elected pope is the son of D-Day veteran.By Claire Barrett19 hours ago
Final Independence-class combat ship delivered to NavyAs a littoral combat ship, the future USS Pierre could inherit a legacy of problems. By Zita Ballinger Fletcher23 hours ago
Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates D-DayWhile 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.14 months ago
D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weaponsIn World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.14 months ago
Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years laterFew witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion.14 months ago
Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friendsVets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.14 months ago
D-Day vets hailed as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversarySchoolchildren greeted dozens of WWII vets, many in their 100s, as they arrived in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.14 months ago
Black medic who saved dozens on D-Day posthumously honoredWaverly 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.14 months ago
Parachute jump over Normandy kicks off D-Day 80th anniversaryWWII 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.14 months ago
WWII vet says ‘greatest generation’ fits because ‘we saved the world’100-year-old WWII vet Andy Negra Jr. proudly lays claim to being among the last of what is known as “The Greatest Generation.”14 months ago
He saw Dachau’s horrors — now, this vet warns against Holocaust denial100-year-old WWII vet Hilbert Margol was a part of the 42nd Infantry Division that liberated the Dachau concentration camp on April 29, 1945.14 months ago
She was America’s first woman POW in Vietnam — and was never foundIn 1962, Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti became America's first female prisoner of war in Vietnam. She's still unaccounted for.By Claire Barrett14 months ago
