THE wind swirls sand around my boots and gulls bounce overhead as I read the 47 Royal Marine Commando Memorial at the ...

But life took a sharp turn when World War II came along, Mullins joined the army and ended up in the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles," where, at just 19, he served in the Allies' D-Day ...

or the thousands of tourists and real-world service members from modern-day allied nations who flocked to Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. They even stopped off at Utah Beach to visit ...

With thousands of men ashore and many more landing the battle for Omaha had ... By the end of the day all five beaches had been captured and a little corner of Normandy had been secured, it ...

If you're driving yourself, start in the town of Arromanches, which hosts two museums that help provide context for the battle ... the beaches and D-Day memorials and museums, visit the Normandy ...

After years of restoration work, the Battleship Texas Foundation is opening the ship for two-hour tours of areas that played a key role in the D-Day campaign.