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Retired Army Command Sgt. Major William Ryan still gets emotional when he recalls the massive D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy during World War II. (May 29)
Seventy years later, retired Army Command Sgt. Major William Ryan still gets emotional when he recalls the massive D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy during World War II.
On June 6, 1944, 156,000 Allied troops crossed the English...
Bridgeman Arts
British, Canadian and US troops storm the beaches of Normandy. Casualties on Omaha beach. 6th June 1944.
British, Canadian and US troops storm the beaches of Normandy. Casualties on Omaha beach. 6th June 1944.
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Briton buys WWII German bunker after finding it
1. Mid shot of Grandcamp-Maisy beach
2. Close up of bunker by Grandcamp-Maisy beach
3. Wide pan of the overgrown field where the German battery is located
4. Various aerial photographs of the field with details of the German gun...
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Nearly 70 years after the Allied Forces D-Day invasion France, surviving veterans of the 29th Infantry Division have returned to Normandy to reflect, and recount their experiences. (June 4)
(natural sound of star spangle banner)
(Nats of "Their sacrifice shall never be forgotten")
SOUNDBITE (English) Harold Baumgarten/29th Infantry Division
"I can look out at that beach and tell you where each was laying and I can describe...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Memories live long for D-Day witnesses
CLEAN: Memories live long for D-Day witnesses
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Thousands of scouts mark 70 years since D Day landings
CLEAN : Thousands of scouts mark 70 years since D Day landings
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Memories live long for D-Day witnesses
VOICED: Memories live long for D-Day witnesses
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Two half brothers meet after a DNA test
A DNA match revealed that they had the same father: at 72 and 64 two half brothers one French the other American find themselves in Omaha Beach in Normandy where their father an American soldier landed in June 1944
Curated Video
UK veteran recalls record rescue of US soldiers
A British veteran has spoken of his eagerness to spend the upcoming anniversary of D-Day on Omaha Beach with the Americans he served alongside, 75 years ago.
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D-Day veterans gather before departure for France
War veterans on Monday gathered at Portsmouth's D-Day Story museum to explore their history - hours before boarding a ship to Normandy where they will take part in commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
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American Battle Monuments Commission: Combat Narrative: Pointe Du Hoc
A series of captioned videos and primary source materials, such as aerial photographs, describes and explains how the Allied invasion of Normandy at Pointe du Hoc, midway between the landing zones at the beaches of Omaha and Utah, unfolded.
Library of Congress
Loc: Experiencing War, D Day 60th Anniversary
Collection of stories by the soldiers who were on the beach, made up the beach and experienced the days immediately after D-day.