On June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division dropped into Normandy with the mission of seizing key ...

Lt. Col. Gerhard Bolland, an 82nd Airborne Division officer, described what it was really like to parachute during the invasion of Normandy.

For men of the 82nd Airborne Division, 12 hours before H-hour, the battle for Normandy had begun. Pvt. John W. Richards, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne: Before getting onto the ...

As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, a group of NC veterans in the 82nd Airborne traveled to Normandy for tributes and celebrations.

Minutes before plunging to their deaths, five airmen successfully dropped 14 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne near their landing mark over Normandy, France from their C-47. It was just after 2: ...

On July 25, I departed to London with Viking River cruises to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France and to honor my paratrooper dad, Lt. Kenneth E. Marsh.

The House members dressed in khaki World War II uniforms, bearing patches of the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions, standard-issue paratrooper helmets and boots of the same period.

An event remembering the basing of US troops in Leicester during World War Two is to take place. The 82nd Airborne Division ...

Dunn, who has visited Normandy three times, wrote those words in 2012, while on a diplomatic visit with then-Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne. Cpl. Albert G. Callais served in the 82nd Airborne Division.

Jump team from Band of Brothers, Firebrand Flag and the 101st/82nd airborne awaiting their jump inside “Placid Lassie”. Actors from Band of Brothers television series holding a commemorative ...

Members of the 101st and 82nd airborne, Firebrand Flag, and cast members of the Band of Brothers Television Series parachute into Normandy on 6/3/2024.