WTVD

Retired soldier travels to Normandy for D-Day tributes in honor of veteran who died before trip

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- As the 80th commemoration of D-Day approaches on June 6 a group of veterans in the 82nd Airborne traveled to Normandy for a series of tributes and celebrations. One North ...
Yahoo

A personal account of a paratrooper who jumped into Normandy on D-Day

Lt. Col. Gerhard L. Bolland was a proud Norwegian American from the farming town of Madison, Minnesota. He started his military career in 1926 in the Minnesota National Guard and was eventually ...
WOOD-TV

82nd and 101st Airborne Return to Normandy with Band of Brothers: Firebrand Flag Commemorates 80th Anniversary of D-Day

Actors from Band of Brothers television series holding a commemorative 48 star firebrand flag in the jump landing zone outside of Carentan, France. Members of the 101st and 82nd airborne, Firebrand ...
KWWL

80 years after D-Day, a dedicated team works to bring missing airmen home

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 2:44 a ...
The Hill

House lawmakers mark D-Day with parachute jump over Normandy

A group of U.S. House lawmakers marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day with a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy, France, on Friday. The group was organized by Reps. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) and Jason ...