What 'D-Day' Actually Stands For What the "D" in D-Day actually stands for has been a source of debate almost from the time that the Allies first landed on...
How Normandy Remembers the Only US Military Chaplain Killed in Action on D-Day Catholic chaplain Capt. Ignatius Maternowski was immortalized in 2021 with a stained-glass window depicting his image, his...
Last WWII Vets Converged on Normandy for D-Day and Fallen Friends and to Cement Their Legacy Veterans of World War II, many of them centenarians and likely returning to France for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was...
The Critical Role the Coast Guard Played in the D-Day Invasion Operation Overlord was one of the most complex military operations in the history of modern warfare.
102-Year-Old World War II Veteran Died En Route to D-Day Commemorations in Europe A World War II Navy veteran was being mourned following his death while en route to France to commemorate the 80th...
Veterans Organizing 'Call to Action' Rally on D-Day Anniversary in Nation's Capital The march, touted as a nonpartisan, pro-veterans employment and benefits protection rally, is expected to draw veterans...
What Ike Remembered When Returning to the Beaches of Normandy 20 Years After D-Day In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division tried to ease the concerns of...
The Real-Life D-Day Commandos Who Inspired Hollywood's 'Dirty Dozen' "The Dirty Dozen" had everything anyone could hope for in a war movie.
10 Classic Films About D-Day, Recommended by a War Historian D-day has drawn the attention of numerous filmmakers over the years. Here are ten of the best D-day films, each suggestive of...
Watch 'Band of Brothers' Cast Members Jump into Normandy for D-Day's 80th Anniversary “There aren't any surviving members of Easy Company left anymore, and we are, in a way, the face of those men who have now...
Navy Orders Forcewide Housing Inspections After Secretary 'Appalled' by Guam Barracks Conditions Navy Secretary Phelan visited Guam earlier this month and was "appalled" after seeing the conditions of an Air Force barracks...
Air Force Wants Private Company to Take Over its On-Base Hotels The Department of the Air Force, which includes the Space Force, will start accepting requests for proposals this summer...
2 Elite Marine Corps Pilots Reveal What It's Like to Fly a F-35B Fighter Jet In his role as a pilot with the Marine Corps air demonstration team, Maj. Craig Norris flew the F-35B Lightning II at...
Ken Burns Reveals Why He Chose to Tell the Story of 'The American Revolution' Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because...
Veterans’ Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits Veterans were not always politically popular, nor were they treated well by the federal government.
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/mil%20coast%20guard%20at%20d-day%201200.jpg?itok=53wtzln1 ""The Jaws of Death" - A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks U.S. troops on the morning of June 6, 1944 at Omaha Beach. (U.S. Coast Guard/Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent)")
![World War II Navy veteran Robert "Al" Persichitti](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-06/ApNewsroom_D-Day_80th_Anniversary_Veteran_Dies_28197.jpg?itok=l1IOThBQ "This undated photo provided by the National WWII Museum, shows World War II Navy veteran Robert "Al" Persichitti, of Fairport, N.Y. Persichitti is being mourned, Thursday, June 6, 2024, after his death en route to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. (Courtesy of The National WWII Museum via AP)")
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/mil%20filthy%20thirteen%20paratroopers%201200.jpg?itok=kdZ4HQcY ""Filthy Thirteen" member Clarence Ware applies war paint to Charles Plauda, June 5, 1944. The idea was McNiece's, to honor his Native American heritage and to energize the men for the danger ahead. (National Archives)")
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-06/1time%20band%20of%20brothers%20normandy%201200.jpg?itok=7Etwegiq "Cast members of the 2001 HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" after making a static line jump into La Fiere Drop Zone in Normandy, France on June 3, 2024. From left to right, Christian Black, George Calil, Alex Sabga-Brady, Rene Moreno and Nolan Hemmings. (New War Productions)")
