One hundred fifty World War II U.S. veterans, along with volunteers and representatives from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), were present at Normandy American Cemetery in France to ...

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.

Hundreds of people young and old cheer and cry before Carl Felton when he is in France. He is not a world-famous celebrity, but a World War II veteran. Eighty years ago on June 6, 1944, he survived ...

A cold, raw rain falls, disturbed by winds that occasionally must push 20 knots. It is 58° and the visibility appears to be less than a mile. The American Cemetery here would be impressive in any ...

The sisterhood was officiated over by two women: Mayors Jean Stothert and Anne Boissel, in front of the Omaha Beach art installation, “The Brave.” Officials laid a wreath at the graves of Ludwig and ...

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Editor's Note: Bob Ryan wrote this letter to his four children in late 2006, after visiting the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, which sits on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach in Normandy, ...

Editor‘s Note: In recognition of Memorial Day, we’re publishing the following courtesy of Stories Behind the Stars, a nonprofit with a mission of honoring all 421,000 fallen Americans from World War ...

Editor’s Note: In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we present again this essay from alumnus Corey Ryan ’12. The piece was originally published by FIU Magazine on April 23, 2014, ...

Thomas Scarpello in the military and in present day. How did Omaha Beach get its name? How did a Nebraskan end up inventing "the boat that won the war?" Andrew Jackson Higgins was the native Nebraskan ...