However, in January 1944, USS Omaha and USS Jouett surrounded the Rio Grande off the Brazilian coast in the South Atlantic. American sailors prevented the German crew from scuttling the ship and ...

A ship that was at Omaha Beach on D-Day will be the backdrop for an event to commemorate the anniversary of the invasion of ...

U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa led a naval history symposium near Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 1, 2025, ...

The USS LST 393 Veterans Museum in Muskegon is paying tribute to the lives lost in the D-Day Invasion. The museum hopes to ...

The D-Day commemoration will feature war ship tours, vintage plane flyover, battle reenactments, music and a movie.

While The Natural State is seemingly a world away from Normandy, France, our contributions to the daring undertaking there at a pivotal moment in World War II are remarkably linked.

At Friday’s 81st anniversary of D-Day, few who liberated France will be on hand to offer living testimony. But vivid stories ...

Join a two-day celebration of courage on the LST 393, including a 'Band of Brothers' screening and reenactments.

The role played by Coast Guard personnel who crewed the Higgins boats was critical to the success of the D-Day landings in ...

USS Henrico and HMS Empire Anvil. The 16th Infantry Regiment was part of the initial assault on Omaha Beach. The ambitious objectives for the 16th Infantry Regiment were to exit the beach ...

A request to have the giant dirigible, USS Los Angeles, pass over Sioux City on its way to Minneapolis for the Norwegian ...

Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, particularly those who ...