Omaha Beach is an incredible, moving D-Day site in Normandy, and we loved visiting. From standing on the beach, to Pointe du Hoc, to the American Cemetery, to the museums in the area, we were so ...

PARIS (AP) — Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and helped save lives, died on Wednesday. He was 101. Shay ...

Charles Norman Shay was believed to be the last of roughly 500 Native American soldiers who came ashore at Normandy, France on D-Day.

As the first American waves hit Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, everything went wrong. Bombing and naval fire failed, landing craft grounded in deep water, and German machine guns tore through the surf.

NORMANDY, France — Virginia National Guard Soldiers stood in silent formation Friday morning as the sun broke over Omaha Beach, paying tribute to the heroes who stormed these sands 81 years ago.

Maine will lower flags on Friday to honor Charles Norman Shay, the decorated Penobscot elder and D-Day medic who died last ...

The largest amphibious invasion in history was launched on June 6, 1944, when Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. For this year’s 81st ...

Shay was a combat medic assigned to an assault battalion in the first wave of attack on D-Day, June 6, 1944. (Virginia Mayo/AP Photo) Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a ...

PARIS (AP) -- Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and helped save lives, died on Wednesday. He was 101. Shay ...