D-Day

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On: June 6, 2021

On June 6, 1944 — 77 years ago — Allied troops landed on the coast of Normandy in northern France, laying the groundwork for victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. D-Day is one of our nation’s proudest moments. It marks a turning point in world history, and we …continue reading

US Army Rangers stage commemorative D-Day climb

By: courtesy

On: June 8, 2019

In: Army, History, Military

Editor’s note: those participating in the commemorative climb are wearing not only present-day US Army uniforms but also historical US Army uniforms in the style that US Army Rangers would have worn on D-Day. See D-Day at Pointe-du-Hoc for a documentary narrated by David McCallum on the Rangers mission that …continue reading