At just 17 years old, Joseph Coy left Pittsfield High School to enlist in the Navy, serving on Utah Beach on D-Day and later ...

Growing up, Samantha Baskind’s father would sometimes mention his “Uncle Nate,” who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D ... being attended by living World War II veterans as well as by ...

Companies like Normandy Sightseeing Tours ... Learn more on the cemetery's website. World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France. Although there were heavy ...

West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...

Their responsibilities include offering ceremonies at American cemeteries and memorials in Normandy to honor the men and women who served during World War II—part a growing movement to ...

Goss, wearing a World War II baseball cap and a red ... forget that moment,” Jamison said of her experience at the Normandy cemetery. “It was emotional. I thought about how it feels when ...

Wolfe, 20, of Liberal, Missouri, killed during World War II, has been accounted ... and they were interred in Normandy American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in Normandy ...

The American Cemetery ... to Normandy's unpredictable weather, you'll want to dress in layers (no matter the time of your visit) and bring rain gear, according to past visitors. World War II's ...

Dozens of World War II veterans are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones, and hammer home a message that survivors of D-Day and the ensuing Battle of Normandy, and of other ...

For the World War II vets onboard the flight ... On Thursday, will attend a D-Day commemorative event at Normandy American Cemetery and a D-Day International Ceremony at Omaha Beach.