Eighty years ago, 73,000 courageous American soldiers stormed the shores of Normandy, charging forward through long odds and heavy fire to unshackle a continent from the grip of tyranny. In this singular moment, the United States demonstrated to allies and adversaries alike our willingness to lead the charge to defend democracy, a sacred commitment that our nation has embraced over …
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A World War II Navy veteran has died at the age of 102 while traveling to France to attend a D-Day 80th anniversary event. Robert “Bob” Persichitti’s death, which occurred on Friday, May 31, was confirmed by Honor Flight Rochester – an organization that honors America’s Veterans for their sacrifices by flying them to Washington and hosting events. Persichitti, a …
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“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!” So began Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1944 “Order of the Day” memorandum, delivered on June 5, 1944, the night before the momentous D-Day landings in Normandy, France, during World War II. Copies of the letter — meticulously drafted by Eisenhower himself, beginning in February of that year, according to the National …
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Thursday, June 6, 2024, marks 80 years since Allied armies stormed the beaches of Normandy, France during World War II on D-Day. The number of veterans who served in the war is shrinking by the year. But The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, is helping some of their stories live on through artificial intelligence. JACK CARR …
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An Israeli strike Thursday morning took out Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists hiding at a United Nations school for displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) say, while local officials say that the strike killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas compound inside the school containing 20 …
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The D-Day operation in Normandy, France, onJune 6, 1944, is one of the most famous moments in U.S. military history – and out of it rose countless stories of heroism and sacrifice demonstrated by those who participated in the amphibious and air assault that day. Here are four Americans who would receive the Medal of Honor for their actions on …
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Google commemorated a Latina LGBTQ+ activist rather than D-Day on Thursday, the 80th anniversary of the allied invasion into Nazi-occupied Europe, sparking outrage. The commemorative “Doodle” on Google.com – an illustration above the iconic Google search bar by which the major tech platform honors famous historical figures, artists or cultural artifacts – was of Latina LGBTQ+ activist Jeanne Córdova on …
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The American paratroopers who dropped from the sky into Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, appeared sent from heaven. In the eyes of the people looking up from the ground of occupied France on D-Day, the climactic event of World War II, they were indeed saviors. “For me, when they landed, they were like heroes in a movie,” Paul Renaud, …
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PROGRAMMING ALERT: WATCH THE FOX NATION SPECIALS HOSTED BY BRET BAIER: “THREE DAYS AT THE BRINK“AND “THREE DAYS IN MOSCOW.“ On a solemn day in late November 1943, a somewhat unlikely coalition of three men sat across a lunch table at a meeting site in Tehran and finalized an agreement. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, …
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President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets in response to NATO allies allowing Ukraine to use their arms to attack Russian territory. Putin also reaffirmed Moscow’s readiness to use nuclear weapons if it sees a threat to its sovereignty. The recent actions by the West will further undermine international security …
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