The graves of two soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy have been formally identified 80 years later. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) officially identified the graves of Trooper Francis ...

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — 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 ...

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial has become a pilgrimage site for many Americans and Veterans, especially those from the Greatest Generation and Baby Boomers. Those who have attempted to ...

For decades, he was known only as Unknown X-9352 at a World War II American cemetery in Belgium where he was interred. On Tuesday, the soldier would have his identity recovered — and be reunited with ...

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the sacrifices made by the Allied forces during the invasion. Opinion: Remembering the fallen heroes of Normandy's sacred bluffs Rows of ...

NORMANDY, France — A sunrise over any beach is beautiful. Peaceful. And when you're the only one walking on the sand it's perfect. But this isn't just any beach. This place is part of D-Day history.