Normandy Welcomes World War II Heroes > U.S. Department of Defense > Story
World War II veterans met with cheers and applause from throngs of well-wishers as they arrived in Normandy, France, for events commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
U.S. service members assigned to commands historically linked to D-Day are inNormandy Welcomes World War II Heroes
Paratrooper Helped Liberate French Town Portrayed in Epic Film > U.S. Department of Defense > Story
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the U.S. Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions landed between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. near and in the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise in Normandy, France. Among them was Army Pvt. John Steele, of the 82nd, who