World War II veterans, now mostly centenarians, have returned with the same message they fought for then: Freedom is worth defending.

The story began in France, just after the D-Day invasion, in June 1944. My father, Lt. Donald Johnson, was a Seabee, a civil ...

Years of planning, source-building and cross-Atlantic teamwork meant the Associated Press was able to offer wide-ranging coverage across all formats on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. AP’s Paris team ...

Editor's note: This is "The Watch" read by a U.S. Navy officer at the 80th anniversary ceremony of D-Day on June 6, 2024. "Eighty years ago, these sailors stood the watch. While some of us were in ...

VER-SUR-MER, France – Moving letters from veterans were read as ceremonies kicked off in Normandy on June 6 to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied ...

A program to honor the 80th anniversary of D-Day and recognize eight fallen World War II soldiers with a connection to Lexington was held Thursday night at the Kentucky Theatre. Ali Costellow A ...

LAWRENCE — It’s official name is not the North Common, Lawrence Common or Squirrel Park. Veterans, family members and friends gathered Thursday in the 17-acre common across from City Hall ...

the Reagan Library hosted a series of discussions by experts looking back at D-Day, remembering President Ronald Reagan’s historic speech in Normandy on the 40th anniversary of D-Day ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Metairie resident Randall Breaux attended the D-Day ceremonies on Omaha and Utah Beaches Thursday, commemorating the 80th anniversary of this pivotal event. The Normandy ...

The 80th anniversary of D-Day was commemorated during a ceremony in Charlestown on Thursday. Sailors and members of the public gathered at the USS Constitution for the event that memorialized the ...

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — For the most part, Joe Biden’s address marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day sounded like a familiar ode to a historic war victory — but tucked into the speech ...

Our live coverage of the 80th anniversary of D-Day has ended. Read more about D-Day here or scroll through the posts on today’s events below. French President Emmanuel Macron closed the ...