As 2025 draws to a close, the United States Army reaffirmed its commitment to Soldiers after another incredible year. Throughout the ...
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The Unarmed DC-3 Airliner That Won World War 2 on D-Day
As dawn broke over the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the distinctive roar of C-47 Skytrains pierced the air, their dark silhouettes etched against the morning sky. These converted DC-3 airliners, ...
The M-1 was worn by the vast majority of the 73,000 US troops who landed in Normandy — either on the beaches or as airborne troops — on June 6,1944. The helmets’ one-size-fits-all design comprised a ...
Historian Donovan (Shoot for the Moon) provides a straight-shooting account of how parachutists and gliders from the 82nd Airborne slipped behind Axis lines in Normandy just before the start of the ...
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254 Dead to Hold the Lifeline of D-Day- The Blood Price of Victory, La Fière Bridge
Between June 6 and June 9, 1944, some of the most brutal fighting of D-Day took place at La Fière Bridge, where the 82nd Airborne Division held off repeated German counterattacks to secure the ...
To answer some of the questions subscribers all over the world have been asking about how TIME gathers, verifies, writes and distributes its news. Here are a few personal reports on what has been ...
Staff Sgt. William Owens' Silver Star was posthumously upgraded to a Distinguished Service Cross 81 years after his actions during World War II. Owens played a crucial role in securing the La Fière ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Robert L. Moora was managing editor of the Stars and Stripes in London on June 6, 1944. After the war he worked on the New York Herald-Tribune until 1957 when he joined the press ...
Army Staff Sgt. William D. Owens knew his platoon was in trouble. Part of A Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, his platoon had jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944, ...
WATCH: President Donald J. Trump joined other world leaders in Europe to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, a monumental event that was largely responsible for shaping the outcome ...
Kathleen Teagarden celebrates her 99th birthday in Normandy with homemade French whipped cream. On the day Kathleen Varner Teagarden of Waynesburg turned 19 – June 6, 1944 – her husband parachuted ...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The 82nd Airborne Division is proud to announce the inductees for the All American Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The annual induction ceremony took place on Wednesday, May 21 at the ...
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