COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — When D-Day veterans set foot on the Normandy beaches and other World War II sites, they express a mix of joy and sadness. Joy at seeing the gratitude and friendliness of ...

They traveled from as far as Las Vegas and for some, it will be a first visit. From Alabama to Nevada, they are the modest heroes who did something extraordinary nearly 75 years ago-- fighting on ...

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, France – For such a stunningly beautiful part of the world, it’s hard to fathom the horrific carnage that took place here more than a century ago on the Western Front during World ...

Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, "NBC Nightly News" sat down with four veterans who survived the invasion and the days and months following on the ground in Normandy. Irving Locker ...

Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – ...

As dawn broke on June 6, 1944, in northern France, the Allies began an invasion in the works for years: D-Day, the start of Operation Overlord that turned the tide against Nazi Germany. Storming the ...