On June 6, 1944, 22-year-old Victor Nelson was the eighth paratrooper to jump in the blackness covering the coastline of ...
After landing at 08:00, the commandos’ main ... on the River Orne and Caen Canal where they met with British paratroopers who ...
The projections featured images of soldiers, sailors, and airmen who participated in the D-Day landings, Women's Auxiliary ...
Veterans Day movies streaming include Steven Spielberg's 'Saving Private Ryan,' Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' and more.
A special Act of Remembrance at Cookstown High School War Memorial attended by pupils, governors, special guests and staff ...
By the end of basic training, his instructors had made sure that the parachutists were landing their jumps correctly ... The ...
Alton goes to Normandy Once trained, Alton was a prime candidate to participate in the D Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. He was one of 23,000 paratroopers who were loaded into giant C 47 ...
Sword Beach was primarily a British landing zone and saw a swift and efficient advance, with Allied forces capturing the town ...