COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime. Along the coastline and near the…
On Tuesday night, the Pascagoula City Council passed a motion to rename McVey Court into Jim McInnis court, their way of honoring a local hero. Jim McInnis is a…
BY JOHN LEICESTER, SYLVIE CORBET AND DANICA KIRKA Updated 9:55 AM CDT, June 6, 2024 OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to battle the Nazis. On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a…
Locally, a museum in Ocean Springs pays tribute to the lives lost on D-Day. On the anniversary of D-Day, we honor those who gave their lives for our country.…
ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday’s ceremonies got underway in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air…
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy. As several dozen D-Day veterans — now all in their 90s — set foot on the sands that claimed so many colleagues,…
The National WWII Museum will commemorate the 76th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on Saturday, and will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its opening as The National D-Day Museum in 2000. Following its Congressional designation as The National WWII Museum…
And people across the country are remembering D-day, including here on the Coast. Groups like Crusaders for Veterans are remembering World War II veterans and those who died on this day 75-years-ago. It was the largest seaborne invasion in world…
It’s been 74 years since the massive military operation that was a turning point in World War II. Decision Day or D-Day was June 6th, 1944 when allied forces led by the United States and Great Britain landed on the…
The sixth day of June will forever be associated with one of the most important military operations of all time: D-Day. Seventy-three years ago, the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, experiencing nearly 10,000 causalities as they began the…
Today marks the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. Seventy-two years ago on June 6th, 1944, thousands of Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, courageously invading the Nazi-occupied country. D-Day is known as a major turning point for World War…