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June 6, 2020

One man lays wreaths in Normandy on unusual D-Day hit by coronavirus

For years, Steven Oldrid, 66, had helped out with D-Day events around the beaches where British soldiers had landed — and often left their lives behind — be it organizing parking, getting pipers to show or getting sponsors for veterans' dinners.

June 5, 2020

On sad anniversary, few to mourn the D-Day dead in Normandy

Saturday's anniversary will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping almost everyone away — from government leaders to frail veterans who might not get another chance for a final farewell to their unlucky comrades.

June 3, 2020

USS Reno WWII flag stolen from city hall during Nevada protest returned: 'Needed protecting'

An anonymous person returned an American flag from a World War II battleship that was stolen from Reno City Hall in Nevada during protests seeking justice for George Floyd to a local news station on Tuesday. 

June 2, 2020

Austria approves plan to turn Hitler's birthplace into a police station

The Austrian building where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 will finally be turned into a police station after a years-long back-and-forth over the ownership and future use of the building.

June 2, 2020

Nazi diary reveals secret location of WWII treasure worth billions, report says

A diary from World War II that may contain the location of a treasure worth billions of dollars and hidden by the Nazis has come into the spotlight for a map it may contain, according to media reports.

June 1, 2020

Ghostly WWII fighter plane wreck emerges from shifting sands on UK beach

A ghostly World War II fighter plane wreck has emerged from the shifting sands of a U.K. beach 76 years after crash-landing. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

May 27, 2020

Biden camp denies ex-VP confused D-Day with Pearl Harbor Day during fundraiser

Joe Biden's campaign on Wednesday denied that the former vice president had confused the date of the D-Day invasion of northern Europe in World War II with the date of Pearl Harbor Day during a fundraiser.

May 26, 2020

Florida WWII veteran gets special flyover after dying alone in nursing home during coronavirus lockdown: 'The world lost a hero'

A 94-year-old World War II veteran who died alone in a nursing home in Florida during the coronavirus pandemic got the tribute he deserved.

May 25, 2020

John O'Leary: Memorial Day lesson — Greatest Generation didn't just survive, they did this

One conversation with my grandfather nearly 20 years ago altered my understanding of him, his generation and what real success looks like.

May 25, 2020

Thomas Conner: Memorial Day tributes — even amid so much loss, this is why we honor our war dead

The grievous trials of the past three months cannot be allowed to diminish the realization of how blessed we have been by the willingness of every generation of Americans thus far to risk everything dear to them to preserve the precious gift of freedom.