As Command Sgt. Maj. Vern Daley prepared for a parachute jump over Alaska on Thursday with the 11th Airborne Division, he had one addition to his standard Army uniform and equipment — his ...
In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder I take a look at the incredible Airborne Museum in the Normandy town of Sainte Mère Église, famous for it being the first town liberated by US Forces on D-DAY, 6th ...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- As the 80th commemoration of D-Day approaches on June 6 a group of veterans in the 82nd Airborne traveled to Normandy for a series of tributes and celebrations. One North ...
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 ...
This year marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, and many speculate that it may be the last time American veterans of the operation are able to go to Normandy and commemorate that fateful and decisive ...
Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on D-Day, made up of major forces from the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada and 12 other Allied nations. Some 23,400 airborne troops landed in Normandy from 822 ...
American Airpower Museum continues its popular C-47 D-Day Living History Flight Experience on Saturday, Sept. 6, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Passengers will fly in ...
General Lee's Airborne -- Matthew Bunker Ridgway -- Maxwell Davenport Taylor -- War -- The Birth Of American Airborne Divisions -- "Become A Paratrooper!" -- James Gavin -- Sicily and Italy : A Dress ...