One hundred fifty World War II U.S. veterans, along with volunteers and representatives from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), were present at Normandy American Cemetery in France to ...

Two local men have produced a new World War II documentary, “Normandy: A Bridge to History,” which will be featured at a free ...

Photos from the burial with full military honors of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan, of Benson, on July 9, 2022, at Normandy American Cemetery in France. A cross marks the grave of U.S ...

State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-121, Wilkes-Barre, presented Andrea Bogusko, a representative of the NEPA Music Teachers Association, with a proclamation from the state of Pennsylvania to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COllEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (ABC4) — Much has been written about the cost of war, but seeing the cost in person is another matter.

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial has become a pilgrimage site for many Americans and Veterans, especially those from the Greatest Generation and Baby Boomers. Those who have attempted to ...

Restoration work in France’s Normandy region got underway this week to modernize and preserve a legendary D-Day site that was showing its age.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – On June 6th, 2024, Americans across the country will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. In Normandy, France a solemn tradition pays tribute to the sacrifice made by ...

The remains of Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan, a Benson native killed June 6, 1944, in France, will be buried in the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on Saturday.

U.S. President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the defence of freedom and democracy at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on Thursday, urging Western powers to stay the ...

A U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who had been deemed unrecoverable decades ago after being shot down on D-Day was laid to rest this weekend at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.