Day site in Normandy, and we loved visiting. From standing on the beach, to Pointe du Hoc, to the American Cemetery, to the museums in the area, we were so impressed with the history and the sites ...

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

D-Day on June 6 1944 marked the date when approximately 156,000 British, American and Canadian forces landed on five different beaches along the coast of France’s Normandy region. The coastline ...

While the event itself took place eight decades ago, the masters of cinematography ensured those involved will remain in our minds.

Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved landing ...

My wife, Lori, and I had the opportunity to visit the American Cemetery on Omaha Beach in France on the 81st anniversary of D-Day. The site is immaculately maintained. Over ...

Omaha Beach's wide expanse of sand as seen in ... between Omaha and Utah beaches in the American sector of the Normandy landing. Army rangers were given the task of scaling the cliff where it ...

“This Signal Monument is just one of 10 across Normandy," said Costanza. "It simply says, 'The Allied forces landing on this shore they call Omaha Beach liberate Europe - June 6, 1944.

Tens of thousands of onlookers attended the commemorations, which included parachute jumps, flyovers, remembrance ceremonies, parades, and historical reenactments.

"It’s hard to believe but I saw that beach bounce. I could just see it vibrating," said Don Buswell of Ogden, who was aboard a landing craft at Utah Beach on D-Day, in a 2005 interview with KUED.

Because Omaha Beach was the bloodiest landing beach, the US Army lost the ... Of the tens of thousands of troops that stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, 44 were soldiers, sailors and ...