D-Day: Perhaps the Most Pivotal Day in World War II June 6, 1944: It was perhaps the most pivotal day in World War II. Relive the event with these veteran stories and historical...
'The Advantages Were All Theirs': What Famed War Correspondent Ernie Pyle Saw on D-Day Ernie Pyle was the United States' most well-known war correspondent during World War II, serving as the de facto eyes and...
A Jacket, a Coin, a Letter − Relics of Omaha Beach Battle Tell the Story of D-Day 80 Years Later Eighty years ago, on a day now known as D-Day, thousands of Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel...
A Paratrooper Started D-Day by Hanging from His Chute on a Church Pvt. John Steele's unit parachuted in the wrong place, while Steele himself was unlucky enough to get his chute caught on a...
Idris Elba Explores the Lost Stories of World War II Service Members of Color in Nat Geo's 'Erased' In the timeline of a conflict as long and sprawling as World War II, even the most courageous stories of valor were bound to...
How You Can Help the 'Band of Brothers' Cast Recreate Easy Company's Drop into Normandy 80 Years Later Donations to the nonprofit event will cover the cost of the "Placid Lassie" C-47 Skytrain, equipment for the jump and...
A D-Day Vet Escapes to Normandy Beach in Heartwarming Michael Caine Movie "The Great Escaper," a new movie from Pathé Films, stars Michael Caine as Jordan, retelling the story of his "great escape"...
While Hitler Snored: D-Day, Rommel and the Panzers "The question is, would a different deployment of the Panzer units have affected the outcome of D-Day?"
D-Day Veteran Explains to His Daughters What World War II Was Like D-Day veteran Roy Arnn writes a letter to his daughters, Lynn and Su An, explaining some of the events he endured during...
How Martha Gellhorn Became the Only Female Journalist at D-Day As a female war correspondent, Martha Gellhorn was not allowed to accompany the Allied invasion force that stormed the...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/1time%20natgeo%20erased%20heroes%20of%20color%201200.jpg?itok=SOynJBV0 "Desare' Allen holds a portrait of her great uncle Doris Miller at Flosetta Miller's home in Arlington, Texas. "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color" tells the stories of three Black heroes who miraculously survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. One of these men, mess attendant Doris Miller, defied racial stereotypes when he shot down enemy planes during the attack. (National Geographic/Nelson Adeosun)")
![](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/1time%20the%20great%20escaper%20michael%20caine%201200.jpg?itok=XCkpMr77 "90-year-old actor Michael Caine stars as 89-year-old D-Day veteran Bernard Jordan in "The Great Escaper." (Pathé)")
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/offduty/monuments-men-slideshow/2013/10/001.jpg?itok=ZGX9d3u0 "Hitler at the Haus of German Art in Munich, Germany (date unknown) - Hitler proclaimed that Munich was the "Capital City of German Art". Although Hitler was rejected as an artist by Vienne Academy of Fine Arts, his focus on art continued.")
