U.S. soldier killed during D-Day invasion accounted for decades later

U.S. Army Sgt. Ivor D. Thornton, 34, landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy in the second wave of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.

• Apr 18, 2025

The pivotal role women codebreakers played in WWII and ahead of D-Day

In the immediate lead-up to D-Day, naval codebreaker Jean Sims was one of the few who knew a major operation was coming.

• Jun 6, 2024

Jason Crow Commemorates D-Day With Solo Jump From World War II Era Plane

A former Army Ranger-turned-United States Congressman from Colorado jumped out of an airplane to commemorate D-Day last week.

• Jun 11, 2019

Colorado WWII Veterans Honored At D-Day Remembrance Ceremony

Twenty World War II veterans were honored in Denver on Wednesday during a D-Day ceremony.

• Jun 6, 2018

D-Day: Remembering The Sacrifices Made By The Allies

Seventy-four years ago this week, 132,000 soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.

• Jun 6, 2018

101-Year-Old D-Day Vet Becomes Oldest To Skydive

A 101-year-old D-Day veteran broke a world record.

• Jul 31, 2017

Dying WWII Vet May Get To Be With Wife In Nursing Home

An anonymous donor wants to help a World War II paratrooper dying of cancer spend his last days with his wife in a Colorado nursing home that is not approved by the Veterans Administration.

• Jan 20, 2016