On this 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, the above classic addresses by Presidents Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan remain the most compelling and dramatic D-Day speeches of all those before, or ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.—The 101st Airborne Division is trying to save its illustrious 506th Infantry Regiment, whose origins date to World War II’s fabled “Band of Brothers,” from deactivation ...

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a ...

Private Jim ‘Pee Wee’ Martin parachuted into Nazi-occupied France with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) ahead of the D-Day landings. He went on to jump into Holland for Operation ...

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. At 19 years old, he had trained for that moment since joining the Army in 1942. His unit's objective was to capture two bridges and keep the Germans from sending ...

He volunteered for the paratroopers and “on February 5, 1944, he went into Foreign Service with 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division,” the obituary said. He also fought ...

Band of Brothers follows the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division's exploits between 1942 and the end of the war. Known as the "Easy" Company, the show had plenty of ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Combat Air Museum welcomed a historic World War II plane Monday. Two groups of passionate reenactors have followed to bring the exhibit to life. Airborne Division, Dog ...

Darrell “Shifty” Powers, Company E., 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. As I mentioned, I’m glad that I carried the extra ammo. By the time my group was relieved by a patrol from the 90th ...

Private First Class Joseph Lesniewski , Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 16, “You get your ass on the beach. I’ll be there waiting for ...