This year being the 80th anniversary of World War II's conclusion is as good a time as any to visit its European battlegrounds. In March, my dad and I made the trip to tour, via car, the D-Day (June 6 ...
Joe Vaghi’s top-secret map of Omaha Beach survived the stormy trip across the English Channel that day. It was stuffed in a pocket of his overalls as he hurried across the Normandy tidal flats under ...
Honoring the Heroes of D-Day: 173rd Airborne Brigade's Tribute Run from Pointe du Hoc to Omaha Beach
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email In a tribute to the brave souls who fought and fell during World War II, the 173rd Airborne Brigade did a ...
Dad rarely talked much about the war, but when he did, he always mentioned the wide sandy plain of Omaha Beach and how far it was from the surf to any safe haven in face of German sharpshooters and ...
A young man was playing golf with an older man and the man commented he had visited the American cemetery in France. The young man asked, "Why do we have an American cemetery in France?" Here is the ...
It looks almost like any other beach. The sand is tan, smooth and fine. The surf is rough as the waves roll in raining spray into the foggy mist along the shoreline. A few yards inland the hills are ...
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