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The 11 months Cornelius Francis “Fran” Healy spent in active duty “between D-Day and V-Day” in World War II is something the 101-year-old couldn’t talk about until he was 80 years old.

Battle of Exercise Tiger in 1944 and Ukraines defense against Russian invasion were recognized in a ceremony at the Boone County Government Center.

The wreath-laying ceremony typically honors soldiers lost during the Battle of Exercise Tiger.

BD-US joint military Exercise Tiger Lightning-3 inaugurated

New Bedford has a large assortment of military hardware scattered throughout the city to honor various veterans organizations. See them all listed here.

New Bedford has a large assortment of military hardware scattered throughout the city to honor various veterans organizations. See them all listed here.

Swoboda was publicly honored Nov. 12-13 during Military Appreciation festivities at MU-CoMo.

The four-bedroom Grade II listed property sits on the Quay in Dartmouth, Devon and overlooks the River Dart. The Mayflower and Speedwell stopped outside the house on their way to the US in 1620.

AUDRAIN COUNTY - Wednesday marks the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Exercise Tiger and commemorations are planned for the day to honor those who served in the military.  According to the United States Exercise Tiger Foundation (USTF), Exercise Tiger was a secret naval operation to rehearse the D-Day invasion during World War II, off the coast of England. German Navy warships struck the eight U.S. Navy tank landing ships, sinking two and ruining a third. During the battle, 749 U.S. soldier...

What It Took to Win While Storming Utah Beach During D-Day Taking this particular beach was allegedly easier than the others, although that word does not describe the terrible cost of running ashore against enemy fire. In the weeks leading up to the still-undefined D-Day, commanders argued about every detail of Operation Overlord. Sometimes, the arguments grew contentious. In one, just a few weeks before the Normandy invasion was launched, British Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, unde...