"It’s hard to believe but I saw that beach bounce. I could just see it vibrating," said Don Buswell of Ogden, who was aboard ...

Staff Sgt. William 'Bill' Owens fought for two days during World War II. Eighty-one years after the fight, his Silver Star ...

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

How did Utah and Omaha beaches — two chunks of French sand that were the scenes of the best-known day in American military ...

Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops made at Utah Beach.

Suddenly, I could picture it: At just 18 years old, my dad landed with the first wave at Utah Beach and fought for ... and take part in the ongoing battle between freedom and tyranny.

would be one of the most vital battles fought during WW2 in the battle for Normandy. Its capture was vital to secure an exit from the beach head at Utah Beach and allow the seaborne forces to move ...

The U.S. invasions of Omaha and Utah were the bloodiest ... Many soldiers who stormed the beach were gunned down. While D-Day and the Battle of Normandy were gripping, the reason it is called ...