Rememberingd Day News Today

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle editorial staff highlights images from around the world, photos courtesy of the Associated Press.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle editorial staff highlights images from around the world, photos courtesy of the Associated Press.

From concerts to puppet theatre, storytelling to book hunts - Wensleydale will be brought alive for visitors and residents alike with a range of entertainment suitable for all ages in June.

A home front veteran and a soldier who landed on Sword Beach tell of the excitement and sorrow of D-Day.

Photos from the 72nd anniversary of D-Day in Bedford. Eisenhower told the troops the eyes of the world were upon them ... 2,499 American soldiers perished on the beaches of Normandy. They have not been forgotten.

Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944 during World War II. Of those, 73,000 were from the United States.

Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944 during World War II. Of those, 73,000 were from the United States.

The D-Day invasion that helped change the course of World War II was unprecedented in scale and audacity. Forces from several other countries were also involved, including French troops fighting with Gen. Charles de Gaulle against the Nazi occupation. More than 2 million Allied soldiers, sailors, pilots, medics and other people from a dozen countries were involved in the overall Operation Overlord, the battle to wrest western France from Nazi control that started on D-Day.

Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944 during World War II. Of those, 73,000 were from the United States.

Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944 during World War II. Of those, 73,000 were from the United States.