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What US soldiers really wore on D-Day

This video examines what U.S. soldiers wore during the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944. We break down the standard M1941 field ...
Today, we commemorate the 81st anniversary of the legendary Battle of the Bulge—the largest and deadliest battle fought by American forces in the Second ...
Anthony Graziano managed welterweight champions Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus after serving in World War II.
The International Boxing Hall of Fame has joined the village of Canastota and the professional boxing community to mourn the loss of Tony Graziano, who died Sunday at his home in ...
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! Today is the second day of the eight-day celebration, which will conclude next Monday, ...
"Speak to an old man about his youth, and you awaken a memory that time cannot erase," says the director, who secured oral ...
George Steitz was there on the sidelines for years coaching at Penfield High School, where his soccer and baseball teams won ...
Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on ...
A Monroe County father lost all three of his sons in World War II, two of them aboard the USS Arizona. Four other area men ...
Charles Norman Shay was believed to be the last of roughly 500 Native American soldiers who came ashore at Normandy, France ...
As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day before becoming a prisoner of war. Back home, a ...