The story of D-Day and the Shermans trying to swim to the shore of Omaha Beach is legendary. The 741st Tank Battalion would ...

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Seven decades after the "Boys of Omaha Beach" landed in Normandy, veterans and soldiers return seeking closure as they enter the final years of their ...

I’ve come to Normandy to learn more about the invasion of France and to understand some, just some, of the forces at work in this critical moment in world history. The American Cemetery is a ...

I have twice had the privilege of visiting the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, a tree-lined sanctuary nestled along the Normandy coastline. It’s a profoundly moving, soul-stirring ...

Omaha Beach is an incredible, moving D-Day site in Normandy, and we loved visiting. From standing on the beach, to Pointe du Hoc, to the American Cemetery, to the museums in the area, we were so ...

Relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later Artifacts held in the National Museum of American History provide personal details about the Normandy invasion.

OMAHA BEACH, France — Under their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their rheumy eyes, tears that inevitably flowed from being on the revered shoreline in Normandy, France, where so many ...

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech during an international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.

The courage of all those involved with the Normandy beach landings would liberate France and save Europe. On a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach is sacred ground. White crosses as far as the eye can see. ...

I got to walk on Omaha Beach last month. My wife and I signed on for a Paris-to-Normandy river cruise pre-COVID, then saw our Avalon Waterways trip postponed twice because of the pandemic.