Retired Army Lt. Col. Rex Smith recalls landing at Utah Beach during the Allies' invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. "I could see tracer bullets streaking toward the pilot from all directions, and I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of people, some in Second World War-era uniforms, arrived before dawn to stretch out across the now peaceful sands of ...

U.S war veterans salute during a ceremony outside the Pegasus Bridge memorial in Benouville, Normandy, Monday, June 5, 2023. (Thomas Padilla/AP) ON UTAH BEACH, France — World War II veterans shared ...

ON UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — World War II veterans shared vivid memories of D-Day and the fighting as dozens returned to Normandy beaches and key battle sites to mark the 79th anniversary of the ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on June 6, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. I have always wondered about Utah Beach. On June 6, ...

SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France — Looking at the vastness of Utah Beach, its sand blowing in strong wind and bright sunshine, made Robert Gibson's memory of D-Day even more vivid. “It was tough,” the ...

Utah Beach won Saturday’s 88th running of the $250,000 Louisville Stakes (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., by 1 ½ lengths over Verstappen in 2:26.70 for the 1 ½-mile marathon over the ...

An American veteran is wheeled away after a commemoration organized by the Best Defense Foundation at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, on Sunday, ahead of the D-Day Anniversary.

ON UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — Looking at the vastness of Utah Beach, its sand blowing in strong wind and bright sunshine, made Robert Gibson's memory of D-Day even more vivid. "It was tough," the ...