Actor Idris Elba and director Shianne Brown spoke to Military Times to discuss their latest collaboration, "Erased: WWII Heroes Of Color." June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops. In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat. Few witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion. Vets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944. Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam. By Staff Reports
3 months ago WWII vets are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones and hammer home a message D-Day survivors have repeated time and time again. The U.K. defense ministry confirmed the death of a Royal Air Force pilot after the World War II-era Spitfire plane that he was flying crashed Saturday. Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam. By Staff Reports
3 months ago The day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts. Load More