Dozens of World War II veterans, hundreds of active-duty service members and members of the public marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. Parades, memorials, military demonstrations ...

World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on ...

The tide of World War II irrevocably changed when Allied troops landed on the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944. On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, surviving veterans will be present to commemorate the ...

LONDON — British D-Day veteran Bill Gladden turned 100 on Saturday, a day after his niece threw a surprise birthday party for him. It was a big fuss he didn’t really expect, though the old soldier had ...

Editor’s Note: As the 80th anniversary of D-Day nears, the global fight for democracy continues. CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper speaks with World War II veterans and ...

The D-Day Squadron, a year after its monumental transatlantic flight for the 75th D-Day anniversary, is participating in a Memorial Day event. Four of their historic DC-3 and C-47 aircraft will lead a ...

Meteorologist James Stagg gave what many regard as the most important weather forecast in history in June 1944. The fate of more than 150,000 allied troops preparing to invade the Normandy beaches on ...

Early on the morning of June 6, 1944, a cluster of ships huddled 5,000 yards off the inviting stretch of French coastline between Vierville-sur-Mer and Ste.-Honorine-des-Pertes, which for the purposes ...

A former Royal Marine commando who helped clear mines from a Normandy beach during D-Day is celebrating his 103rd birthday. James Laughlin was one of 17,000 Royal Marines involved in D-Day. Armed only ...

Against the backdrop of D-Day, a team of army rangers must scale the treacherous cliffs of Point du Hoc to destroy cannons seized by Nazis planning to fire on American soldiers. But when the boats ...