Recent research reveals that 4% of a sand sample from France's Omaha Beach contains shrapnel from World War II, highlighting ...

A firsthand account of landing in the first wave on Omaha Beach on D-Day, reflecting on courage, service, and the historic invasion.

A study conducted in the USA revealed that about 4% of the sand on Omaha Beach is made up of tiny fragments of shrapnel.

Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks, is usually lauded for its historical accuracy, yet not everything cut the mustard.

Douglas Kennedy ’76 admitted to stifling a sob as he watched the last remaining “wizened American veterans of the Normandy landings being brought out onstage in wheelchairs,”* the youngest of whom ...

From inside his tank, the young soldier could see “practically nothing” on Omaha Beach. Seventy years later, William Gast still wonders whether he rolled over his comrades sheltering from German ...

Omaha Beach is an incredible, moving D-Day site in Normandy, and we loved visiting. From standing on the beach, to Pointe du Hoc, to the American Cemetery, to the museums in the area, we were so ...