Peeps’ recent series on Victoria Cross recipients has prompted an intriguing query from a reader about a decorated D-Day hero who gave his life in the bitter fighting just a week after the landings.
Sarlat-la-Canéda, located in the heart of the Dordogne, is a beautifully preserved medieval town. Known for its golden ...
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 ...
The 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army activated for service prior to U.S. entry in World War II in August of 1940 at ...
Now, archaeologists working at the construction site of a school complex have discovered 13 “unusual” Gallic burials dating to the Iron Age, according to a Jan. 28 news release from the French ...
West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...
The number of military cemeteries brought tears to my eyes. All contained the remains of the young men from foreign lands who ...
The small county Kildare town twinned with Saint Contest in Normandy in 2019, an event that did receive strong local attention because the inaugural visit from France happened during the St Patrick's ...
Myrtle Beach is a playground of beaches spread out over 60 miles of coastline, all featuring mild waves, warm waters and soft sand. There are 14 coastal communities that make up Myrtle Beach ...
A six cent increase in the price of a pint of Guinness may result in an overall hike of between 15 and 30 cent, particularly in rural areas, drink retailers have warned. Guinness owners Diageo ...
Archaeologists in France have discovered dozens of Roman ... have revealed more than 60 burials arranged in a single row along a wall. The cemetery, which dates from the end of the first century ...
The beaches will be closed “until further notice” as the EPA works to identify the cause of bizarre debris that has washed ashore. The marble-sized balls of debris washed up on Tuesday ...