Smith Mountain Eagle

Major General to serve as keynote speaker at National D-Day Memorial Veterans Day observance

The National D-Day Memorial will host its annual Veterans Day observance ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 11a.m. at ...
Yahoo

How an often overlooked World War II-era shipbuilder designed the boat that Eisenhower said 'won the war for us'

The Higgins boat is one of the iconic vessels of World War II. The Higgins boat, known as an LCVP, took US and allied troops ashore across Europe and the Pacific. The man behind it, Andrew Higgins, ...
Daily Herald

Remembering D-Day: Cantigny exhibit shows how Allies fought for ‘Nothing But Victory’

The landing craft is empty but filled with dread. It’s not the real thing, this barge-like vessel. The body of the craft is covered in mirrors. You see yourself reflected in the glass. You’re meant to ...
The Island Packet

On D-Day, remembering three ‘Angels of Omaha’ who turned the battle around

An LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops from Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One), wading onto Fox ...