"They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate."
-- President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when more than 160,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region; one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history.
The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe.
In honor of National Astronaut Day, Col. Andrew Morgan, NASA astronaut and Army flight surgeon, plans to return a combat medic brassard, from the Second World War to the National Museum of the U.S. Army, Wednesday at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, following his nine-month space voyage during Expeditions 60, 61, and 62.
Although safety guidelines are in place to stem the spread of COVID-19, vaccines are what will end the virus, top Army medical leaders said during a virtual town hall Monday, in an effort to encourage Soldiers to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
For Sgts. 1st Class Jackie Lord and Morgan Smith, being recognized as this year’s best Army career counselors is about more than an award or hitting retention goals -- it is a tribute to the Soldiers they serve each day.
For Leroy Petry, clutching a live grenade and attempting to return it was second nature, regardless of the outcome. The Army Ranger wasn’t thinking about himself, but just protecting the Soldiers by his side, he said.
When Frank Cohn, a 95-year-old retired Army colonel, first enlisted in 1943, he had already fled Nazi Germany after being targeted by the Gestapo.
Looking back on the events that followed -- from his arrival to America seeking refuge from the Nazis to the twist of fate that led to an Army career fighting those oppressors, the colonel said he had no regrets.
