Opinion: Remembering the fallen heroes of Normandy's sacred bluffs
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the sacrifices made by the Allied forces during the invasion.
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Opinion: Remembering the fallen heroes of Normandy's sacred bluffs
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the sacrifices made by the Allied forces during the invasion.
The dramatic story of Pointe du Hoc, the backdrop to Biden's D-Day anniversary speech
Over 200 U.S. Army Rangers scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day to destroy German long-range guns stationed at the top. Less than half remained standing after two days of fighting.
The U.S.' top general reflects on the changing face of war, 79 years after D-Day
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marked the D-Day anniversary in Normandy this week. He spoke to NPR about the modernization of warfare and what AI might mean for the future.
Senators Push For Medal Of Honor For Late Black Medic Who Saved Lives At Normandy
Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., a member of an African American battalion, treated scores of soldiers wounded on D-Day but was passed over for the medal. Lawmakers and relatives have tried to change that.
D-Day Vets In Their 90s Parachute Into Normandy 75 Years Later, This Time To Cheers
Three nonagenarians were among 200 parachutists marking the anniversary of the allied invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944. They leaped into the same fields once occupied by Nazi forces.
How A High Schooler Helped Reunite Twins 74 Years After Their World War II Deaths
The Pieper twins were killed in the 1944 D-Day Normandy invasion. Last month, they were laid to rest together in a military cemetery in France — thanks to a Nebraska teen's school history project.
How An American Became Santa In A Little Town In France
An American with a home in the French town of Vimoutiers, in Normandy, looks so much like Santa that the locals want him to play the part.
Friend's Visit To Veteran's Normandy Grave Gives Family Closure
Eugene Vigosky is one of thousands of Americans killed in World War II buried at the American Cemetery in Normandy. Reporter Tim Lambert, a friend of the Vigoskys, visited the grave site.