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September 24, 2012
Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal officially dedicated three memorial stones for U.S. Visiting Forces at the Greenham Business Park in Greenham Common, United Kingdom, Sept. 21.
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July 23, 2012
During his childhood, Clive Stevens would gaze up in awe at a small B-17 Flying Fortress model that sat on top of a bookcase in his home.
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June 6, 2012
Along the causeway to Utah Beach stands a new monument to combat leadership, dedicated June 6 in memory of Maj. Richard Winters, who led paratroopers from Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during the D-Day landings.
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June 6, 2012
When Eugene Cook jumped into Normandy during the predawn hours of June 6, 1944, he landed several miles from his intended drop zone.
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June 5, 2012
Air Force reservists and other U.S. and allied military members paid their respects to the people of this small French village June 1 as part of a number of ceremonies recognizing the 68th anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion.
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June 4, 2012
To commemorate the 68th anniversary of D-Day U.S. Special Operation Forces conducted a military free fall nearby one of Normandy’s most historic attractions.
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June 4, 2012
As American service members prepare for events to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day landing, there are many opportunities to better understand the legacy of valor that stems from the hedgerows and beaches of Normandy.
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June 4, 2012
On the morning of June 5, 1944, U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe gave the go-ahead for Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history. On his orders, 6,000 landing craft, ships and other vessels carrying 176,000 troops began to leave England for the trip to France. That night, 822 aircraft filled with parachutists headed for drop zones in Normandy. An additional 13,000 aircraft were mobilized to provide air cover and support for the invasion.
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June 3, 2012
Members from Team Ramstein helped support a host of ceremonies here June 1 through 5 commemorating the World War II D-Day invasion.
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June 2, 2012
To commemorate the 68th anniversary of D-Day U.S. Special Operation Forces conducted a military free fall nearby one of Normandy’s most historic attractions.
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May 28, 2012
Service members from Italy and the United States came together for a Memorial Day ceremony at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno, Italy, May 28.
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May 27, 2012
The Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Resources, and Plans, at U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa visited the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial in Draguignan, France, to pay tribute to fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony, May 27.
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May 10, 2012
Albert Lochra, an 86-year-old World War II and 100th Bomb Group veteran, was part of the 100th BG reunion visit to RAF Mildenhall May 7 and 8 - on the 67th anniversary of V-E Day.
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May 5, 2012
The people of Pilsen are not the only ones this weekend honoring the World War Two veterans who liberated this city in 1945. Mixed into the crowd, taking in all the exhibits, the food and local culture are modern day soldiers from the U.S. Army Europe, the soldiers who carry the torch today, following in the footsteps of the greatest generation from sixty-seven years ago.
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January 27, 2012
Jan. 28, 2012 marks U.S. Air Forces in Europe's 70th birthday. Throughout the year USAFE and Team Ramstein will honor its mission, people and heritage by reminding everyone of USAFE's accomplishments - then and now - from the Second World War, through the Cold War, and in today's expeditionary era.
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September 13, 2010
USS Taylor (FFG 50) departed Murmansk, Russia, after a three-day port visit where they celebrated the close World War II alliance between Russia and the U.S., and honored veterans in both countries on the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, Sept. 9.
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September 7, 2010
USS Taylor (FFG 50) pulled into Murmansk, Russia, to celebrate the close World War II alliance between Russia and the U.S., and to honor veterans in both countries on the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, Sept. 6.
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August 5, 2010
DRAGUIGNAN, France - A four-person team with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command's U.S. Army Memorial Affairs Activity, Europe, recently recovered the Soldier's remains at the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial.
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August 2, 2010
RHEINLAND PFLAZ, Germany -- Service members help archeologists and anthropologists find remains of World War II service members.
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June 8, 2010
HEIDELBERG, Germany -- Across Europe, in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. Army Europe will celebrate its 68th birthday June 8.
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May 30, 2010
MARGRATEN, Netherlands – Navy Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, arrived in Margraten, Netherlands, May 30 to celebrate Memorial Day at the World War II Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.
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May 13, 2010
COMRAT, Moldova - Residents of Comrat and the 12 villages that surround the city will by the end of 2010 have a newly renovated regional fire and rescue station as of May 13.
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April 5, 2010
REES, Germany — Imagine your heartbeat racing uncontrollably at the speed of 160 beats per minute. You're filled with anticipation and uncertainty. No one knows what will happen next. The sound of small arms fire and artillery echoes through your head, and here you stand, above it all just waiting to hear one word - GO!
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December 14, 2009
BASTOGNE, Belgium -- The crisp, winter sun burned through the fog around noon in the town of Longchamps, Belgium, Jan. 3, 1944, revealing a wall of German tanks aligned on the snow-capped hillside.
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December 13, 2009
BASTOGNE, Belgium - World War II veterans were surrounded by service members, political leaders and appreciative citizens when the city of Bastogne commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge Dec. 12-13.
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December 4, 2009
CHIEVRES, Belgium - It was the early days of the Battle of the Bulge. Germans were advancing into Belgium, and the supplies they needed to strengthen their force were close at hand, until the bravery of a lone rifle company helped to halt their advance.
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August 28, 2009
PRANJANI, Serbia -United States Marines, soldiers and airmen, along with members of the Serbian Armed Forces, stood on the hills here Aug. 10, 2009, honoring the local Serbs for their extraordinary sacrifice and heroism on the 65th anniversary of Operation Halyard.
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June 15, 2009
NORMANDY, France — Thirteen D-Day veterans from the 29th Infantry Division came here to take part in June 6 events marking the 65th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
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June 15, 2009
USS MOUNT WHITNEY, Baltic Sea - A Swedish Navy ship operating in the Baltic Sea June 10 discovered evidence of a mine line while participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise 2009.
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June 11, 2009
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France - With his plane engulfed in flames after being hit by German anti-aircraft fire, Ralph Manley jumped out at an altitude of 200 feet and managed to deploy his chute and touch down on the Normandy beaches near Caen, France. That was 65 years ago. The veteran of the 101st Airborne Division's 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment returned to France this month to take part in events commemorating the 65th anniversary of D-Day and was the only D-Day veteran to jump in Normandy again this year.
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June 11, 2009
POINTE DU HOC, France - It was beautiful day. The sun was beginning to peek through the clouds. The waves crashed against the side of breathtaking cliffs as seagulls gently glided through the air. It is a peaceful place now, in June 2009, but the pockmarked grounds and shattered concrete testify to the battle that raged here in 1944.
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June 8, 2009
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France - After a well-deserved tribute at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Omaha Beach June 6, attended by four heads of state, the veterans of D-Day were honored again June 7. This tribute, however, was organized by and held in the town of Sainte Mere Eglise, the first town liberated by Allied forces on D-Day.
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June 8, 2009
HEMEVEZ, France - Service members from the United States, alongside French and German soldiers and residents of this small village in Normandy gathered in a local churchyard June 5 to pay their respects to seven soldiers who were executed by German troops on D-Day.
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June 8, 2009
CARENTAN, France - A tranquil slab of marble with several bouquets of flowers at its base stood in the evening shadows June 5 on a piece of earth that 65 years earlier was the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting on the soil of France during World War II.
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June 8, 2009
NORMANDY, France - June 6, 1944, has been called the Longest Day. The largest amphibious invasion in history, code name Operation Overlord, consisted of approximately 154,000 British, Canadian, and American troops. That number includes 23,000 paratroopers who came in via glider or parachute, 5, 000 ships, and 11,000 aircraft.
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June 7, 2009
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL, France -- For nearly a week Department of Defense civilians and servicemembers from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines have been deployed to the small French town of Sainte Mere Eglise and this memorial beside Omaha Beach supporting events in honor of the 65th anniversary of D-Day.
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June 6, 2009
AMFREVILLE, France - At the top of a small hill here there is a 15-foot-tall concrete memorial framed on each side by the American and French flags. On the face of the memorial is a life-sized image carved in stone of a U.S. Army paratrooper descending from the sky.
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June 5, 2009
BRUSSELS, Belgium - June 6 is a particularly memorable day in U.S. military history. This year, it marks the 65th anniversary of the Normandy invasion and the start of the liberation of western Europe.
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June 5, 2009
GOURBESVILLE, France - In the days before the landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944, the small town of Gourbesville was the site of a German aid station. In the days following the allied invasion the town and others like it in the surrounding countryside became the scene of intense fighting as the U.S. Army moved eastward deeper into France.
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June 5, 2009
NORMANDY, France - Coast Guard veteran Tommy Harbour returned to the site June 4, 2009, where he made three trips in PA33-4 delivering troops and equipment during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. Harbour was a Coast Guard coxswain mate, whose vehicle and personnel landing craft (LCVP), also known as a Higgins boat, transported soldiers to Omaha Beach as well as Utah Beach during WWII.
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June 4, 2009
LE MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, France — U.S. and allied service members, World War II veterans, local dignitaries and others honored the memory of those who fought in the D-Day invasion at a ceremony at the foot of famed Mont Saint Michel, June 4.
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June 4, 2009
NORMANDY, France - On June 6, 65 years ago, allied forces battled side by side to liberate France. During the D-Day invasion that began that day, American, British and Canadian troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast as part of the largest single-day amphibious invasion in history.
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June 4, 2009
NORMANDY, France -June 6, 1944 has been called "the longest day" The largest amphibious invasion in history, code named Operation Overlord, consisted of approximately 154,000 British, Canadian, and American troops. That number includes 23,000 paratroopers who came in via glider or parachute, 5,000 ships, and 11,000 aircraft.
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June 4, 2009
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France - Families in and around Sainte Mere Eglise volunteered to share their lives with more than 350 servicemembers from Task Force Normandy by taking small groups of the troops into their homes for dinner.
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June 4, 2009
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France - Maurice Lancelot is not an American soldier, but he is dressed like one.
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June 4, 2009
NORMANDY, France - Three soldiers and career-long friends got the rare opportunity to relive the past in a unique way June 2 while the trio is here supporting the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of D-Day.
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June 4, 2009
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France -Although sun and waves come together to create a serene picture of Sainte Mere Eglise today, it was once the site of one of the bloodiest battles in history.
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June 3, 2009
NORMANDY, France - Task Force Normandy 65 is offering limited seating in the aircraft involved in the airborne operation over Sainte Mere Eglise Sunday June 7. The operation will commemorate the Allied airborne assaults into France in the early morning of June 6, 1944.
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June 3, 2009
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France - This town loves paratroopers -- in particular, American paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and the 101st Airborne Divisions. It was those two divisions that liberated Sainte Mere Eglise June 7, 1944, making it the first town in France to be liberated during World War II.
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June 3, 2009
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France - It was the middle of the night and the town of Sainte Mere Eglise was on fire. Occupied by the Germans since June 18, 1940, the town had survived several allied air raids.
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June 1, 2009
NORMANDY, France - When it comes time to honor the soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought and died supporting the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, 65 years ago, there will be thousands who flock to the shores of Utah Beach and Omaha Beach to pay homage to the bravery and sacrifice of these heroes.
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June 1, 2009
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England - American service members stationed in the United Kingdom observed Memorial Day May 25 at Madingley American Cemetery near Cambridge.
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May 28, 2009
DRAGUIGNAN, France — An honor platoon of service members from Naval Station Rota, Spain honored 861 American World War II soldiers buried at the Rhone National cemetery here, May 24 during its annual Memorial Day service.
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April 24, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama on April 23 discussed the role American World War II veterans played in bringing about the end of the Holocaust and preserving its memory.
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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006213050im_/http://www.eucom.mil/Img/18246/LowRes/eucom-photo.jpg "BASTOGNE, Belgium — World War II Veteran Everett "Red" Andrews displays a photo of a recent visit with the extended Goebles-Leroy family, with whom he has maintained a strong friendship since leaving their home after the Battle of the Bulge in 1945. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Downey)")
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