LA FIERE, France (AP) — Nearly 1,000 paratroopers dropped out of the sky in Normandy on Sunday — but this time they did so in peace, instead of to wrest western France from the Nazis as they did ...

LA FIERE, France – Nearly 1,000 paratroopers dropped out of the sky in Normandy on Sunday — but this time they did so in peace, instead of to wrest western France from the Nazis as they did in World ...

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, France — Army Staff Sgt. William Owens was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at a ceremony Thursday for extraordinary heroism displayed during the Allied ...

The quiet beaches and rural villages of Normandy, France, exploded with fire and fury in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. D-Day. The climactic battle of World War II. The United States and its ...

Though overshadowed by the beaches and glider landings, the struggle for La Fière Bridge has been described as “probably the bloodiest small‑unit struggle in the experience of American arms.” The ...

LA FIERE, France – Nearly 1,000 paratroopers dropped out of the sky in Normandy on Sunday – but this time they did so in peace, instead of to wrest western France from the Nazis as they did during ...

NORMANDY, France -- John Brown was 20 years old when he joined the Army Air Forces in 1947. World War II was over, but he still wanted to serve, eventually finding himself with the Army's occupation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Army Staff Sgt. William D. Owens knew his platoon was in trouble. Part of A Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd ...

NORMANDY, France (USASOC News Service, June 10, 2015) -- In commemoration of the 71st anniversary of D-Day, two MC-130J Commando II aircraft, from the 67th Special Operations Squadron, transported ...

LA FIERE, France (AP) — Nearly 1,000 paratroopers dropped out of the sky in Normandy on Sunday — but this time they did so in peace, instead of to wrest western France from the Nazis as they did ...