Farmington holds D-Day remembrance

A small group of veterans turned out on a sweltering day to remember the 77th anniversary of D-Day, a great victory during World War II.

PHOTOS: 76th anniversary of D-Day

Farmington to hold D-Day recognition event

Participants will meet in the Farmington Park and Ride for the 12 p.m. program.

‘Don’t forget what I did,’ said Doug Culver’s friends of WW II; so he shares his WWII artifacts and knowledge with us

Canton resident Doug Culver, a native of Oregon, held his WW II D-Day presentation "What they Carried on D-Day" at the Canton Historical Society on Thursday evening. He started his collection of WW II artifacts when he was in high school, about 50 years ago.

Farmington remembers D-Day

Veterans, family members and others gathered in Farmington to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, one of the largest military invasions in history, which is often recognized as the beginning of the end of World War II.

Omaha Beach relics show sacrifices made

Staff Writer Bonnie Washuk recently toured Omaha Beach in Normandy while on vacation to Paris. She writes about the memorial there, intact German bunkers, American flags flown next to French flags, and how France remains grateful for the sacrifices of US troops.

Honoring D-Day and Grandpa Hoffman

Writer urges family and friends to ask veterans questions and share the memories. As her grandfather said, 'The more people know, the less chance it will happen again.’

Donald Trump, world leaders honor veterans on D-Day anniversary

Queen Elizabeth II and world leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump have gathered on the south coast of England to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings that helped turn the tide of World War II.

75 years after D-Day, veteran still wonders why he was spared

Arden C. Earll, a Pennsylvania dairy farmer's son, was 19 when he waded ashore at Normandy. Seventy-five years later, he still wonders why he was spared.

101st Airborne to visit Phillips

On Saturday, June, 8, the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad will host “I Company”, of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division.