NORMANDY, France — A sunrise over any beach is beautiful. Peaceful. And when you're the only one walking on the sand it's perfect. But this isn't just any beach. This place is part of D-Day history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun was yet to rise over the beaches of Normandy when, on June 6, 1944 -- 80 years ago this week -- thousands of American sons ...

Denis Ashley Edwards was the kind of man who liked to keep up standards – even in wartime. During the Western Desert campaign, where he fought at El Alamein, the Chelsea-born Royal Artillery officer ...

Rows of white crosses, and now and then a Star of David, roll over the green bluffs at the U.S. military cemetery in Normandy. Part of the power is their simplicity and sameness. The headstones of ...

Most people don’t know D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5. That it didn’t was key to the entire operation, and hinged on the ability to predict the weather — using UC research.

Saturday marks the 82nd anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. 'Operation Overlord' -- more ...

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the sacrifices made by the Allied forces during the invasion. Opinion: Remembering the fallen heroes of Normandy's sacred bluffs Rows of ...