Day, dozens of Sherman tanks were launched into rough seas off Omaha Beach. Many never reached the shore, sinking under heavy waves and enemy fire. For decades, these armored vehicles remained hidden ...

Under cover of darkness, Allied swimmers slipped ashore on Omaha Beach armed with drills, knives, and nerves of steel, boring ...

Venture to this underrated, windswept beach in Normandy to see D-Day museums, paratrooper memorials, and historic sites where ...

While working on a biography of her great-grandmother Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Fiona Donovan unearthed a trove of letters ...

Joe Reyes, a World War II veteran from Clovis, passed away Tuesday, just weeks shy of his 102nd birthday on Feb. 3. Reyes, ...

WASHINGTON — From religious leaders and politicians to activists and scientists, the world said goodbye to a number of notable figures this year.

A bystander in Omaha, Nebraska, managed to flee a gas station bathroom safely just moments before an armed suspect opened fire on multiple police officers, authorities said. The Omaha Police ...

FILE - WWII veteran Charles Shay, 97 pays tribute to soldiers during a D-Day commemoration ceremony of the 78th anniversary for those who helped end World War II, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, ...

PARIS (AP) -- Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and helped save lives, died on Wednesday. He was 101. Shay ...