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76TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY - 6 JUNE 1944-2020
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 2015 Band of Brothers Actors Reunion in Normandy, France
The event in 2014, marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day, was a great success, so the actors have decided to hold one more reunion on June 5, 6 and 7, 2015.
Updated: 2014-10-05 16:45:00
 70th Anniversary D-Day Toast on Omaha Beach June 6, 2014
Surviving members of the 29th Infantry Division gather at 6:36 a.m., exactly 70 years to the minute when Company A of the 116th Regiment of the 29th division approached this very same stretch of the Dog Green sector on Omaha Beach.
Updated: 2014-10-02 13:52:00
 Don McCarthy and Morley Piper 29th Infantry Division D-Day
Don McCarthy and Morley Piper both landed on D-Day as part of the 29th Infantry Division's assault on the western end of Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Don landed with the 116th Infantry Regiment, Morley with the 115th. Both witnessed the carnage of June 6, 1944.
Updated: 2014-09-29 08:03:00
 'Omaha Beach: Honor and Sacrifice'
The World War II Foundation and Tim Gray Media is now in the post-production phase of 'Omaha Beach: Honor and Sacrifice'. The documentary will be narrated by Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Broadcaster Tim McCarver.
Updated: 2014-09-27 12:43:00
 Ernie Corvese, US NAVY NCDU D-Day
The last time Ernie Corvese set foot on Omaha Beach, he spent 12 hours pinned down by German artillery. Much of that time he spent face-down and motionless, hoping he wouldn't attract a sniper.
Updated: 2014-09-15 07:36:00
 John Mahoney, Jr. US Navy (Primary Control Ship) D-Day
John served just off Omaha Beach. His US Navy ship was a "Traffic Cop" of sorts on D-Day, directing and communicating with those both on and off-shore.
Updated: 2014-09-01 15:39:00
 Richard Fazzio Omaha Beach D-Day
Richard Fazzio was a US Navy Higgins Boat Coxswain (driver) on D-Day. His LCVP brought 30+ men of the US 1st Infantry Division into the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach. Richard's Higgins landing craft was the 5th boat in the 1st wave at Omaha.
Updated: 2014-09-01 15:38:05
 Tom Ruggiero 2nd Rangers D-Day
Tom Ruggiero was in Company D assigned the task of climbing the cliffs at Pointe-du-Hoc on D-Day. However, his boat never made it to shore. Tom went on to fight with valor following D-Day with the famed 2nd Rangers in some of the toughest battles of WWII.
Updated: 2014-09-01 15:37:32
 Remembering the Bedford Boys
For the 70th anniversary of D-Day in 2014, the National D-Day Memorial would like to dedicate "Homepage," a piece that will honor and recognize the Bedford Boys who served and sacrified on D-Day, 6 June 1944. We need help to raise the funds needed to purchase and install this important addition to the Memorial.
Updated: 2013-06-28 12:26:52
 Stephen Ambrose Tour
This tour is the brainchild of the late Dr. Stephen E. Ambrose and further developed by Capt. Ronald Drez. Ambrose and Drez designed this itinerary after thousands of hours of interviews with veterans, study of the battlefields, research and writing. Thanks to their experience with the terrain and its history, we are able to present a tour that is unmatched in its authenticity.
Updated: 2013-06-28 02:02:50