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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — After returning from their trip to Omaha Beach in Normandy, Palm Beach International Airport welcomed two World War II veterans from the Treasure Coast. Sydney ...

The Best Defense Foundation brought 23 former servicemen to Normandy's beaches to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day this year. Fewer than 67,000 WWII veterans were still alive as of 2024.

Last year, only a handful of the Greatest Generation were able to make the D-Day commemoration ceremony. But this year, the 80th, is a big one, and 150 are expected.

Sea conditions on Tuesday would have caused landing craft to run aground before the Marines could land on Normandy's Omaha Beach.