At 103, memories of serving during one of modern history’s defining moments are still a source of pride for Lucille Wright, who lives in Sabine County.
Two weeks before the largest amphibious invasion in military history was launched on D-Day, the U.S. military coordinated an exercise involving air drops over Tyler.
The town of Périers, France has never forgotten the soldiers from Texas known as the ‘Tough Hombres,’ who liberated the city during the Battle of Normandy.
By The Associated Press and CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
The site's prominence in American folklore was partly established by President Ronald Reagan, who delivered one of his most famous speeches there in 1984.
“I had three cousins and three uncles that were in the war. I remember how patriotic everyone was. We bought war bonds, we were thrifty, we had to use stamps to buy food. Everybody was for the war effort,” said Patricia Morton.
A World War II Navy veteran was being mourned Thursday following his death while en route to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a trip friends said he’d talked excitedly about making.
Today, little evidence remains of what was once a sprawling East Texas complex dedicated to the training of infantry replacements for combat in World War II.
By KLTV Digital Media Staff and KTRE Digital Media Staff
World leaders and even a choir from Longview High School will be attending the 80th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, France.
On their second day abroad, the Longview Choir group continued their immersion in history with visits to Arromanches-les-Bains, Gold Beach, Saint Lo, and Bayeux.
80 years after the U.S.S. Texas bombarded the Normandy coast in support of the Allied invasion on D-Day, artifacts from the historic battleship will return to France as part of the commemorations planned on June 6.