D-Day veteran 82 years later
This weekend will mark 82 years since D-Day, the largest seaborne assault in history. Tony Dokoupil spoke with 107-year-old veteran Arthur Rose, who was a Navy lieutenant on that day.
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This weekend will mark 82 years since D-Day, the largest seaborne assault in history. Tony Dokoupil spoke with 107-year-old veteran Arthur Rose, who was a Navy lieutenant on that day.
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett introduces a clip from CBS News Radio's coverage of the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
D-Day veteran Charles Shay was awarded the Silver Star for repeatedly plunging into the sea and carrying critically wounded soldiers to relative safety.
U.S. Navy Reserve Seaman 2nd Class Jerome M. Mullaney, 18, was assigned to the destroyer USS Glennon in the summer of 1944.
This week on "Face the Nation," National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan joins Margaret Brennan to discuss the aftermath of the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages but the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health said killed 274. Plus, World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain discusses the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
On the eve of D-Day, Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower prepared a memo accepting blame in case the mission failed. He never had to send it, but its central lesson remains 81 years later. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson explains.
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.
Gerri Eisenhauer's father, Army Pvt. William Walters, was shipped off to World War II before she was even born. In 1944, her family got back his body and a letter that only stated he had died somewhere in France. Eighty years later, she finally received some answers. Steve Hartman has the story in "On the Road."
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. treated 200 wounded men — all while small arms and artillery fire pummeled the beach — before collapsing from his injuries and blood loss.
President Biden is back stateside after his five-day visit to France for ceremonies to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has a recap of the president's trip.
President Biden traveled to France this week, where he marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion — while also issuing a stark warning about Ukraine. "We're living in a time when democracy is more at risk across the world than at any point since the end of World War II — since these beaches were stormed in 1944," he said.
On the eve of the Allied invasion of Europe in June 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower made a "soul-wracking" decision to move forward despite warnings by the head of Allied airborne operations against the plan.
On the eve of the Allied invasion of Europe in June 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower met with some of the 13,000 paratroopers who were about to jump behind German lines into occupied France – a visit that preceded America's greatest military operation. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on how the head of Allied airborne operations warned against the plan – and how Eisenhower made a "soul-wracking" decision to move forward anyway.
"United we stand, divided we fall," French President Emmanuel Macron said in toasting Mr. Biden at a state dinner. "Allied we are and allied we will stay."
France is America's oldest ally, and the two nations are in general agreement on some of the thorniest global issues of the moment, making President Biden's state visit to Paris Saturday an opportunity to reinforce the importance of their alliances. Ed O'Keefe reports from Paris.
When Allied military leaders began preparing for the D-Day invasion, it was Papa Jake Larson who helped type up their plans. And this week, the 101-year-old who fought at Omaha Beach, returned to Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. John Lauritsen has his extraordinary story.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to hold military exercises in the Caribbean. Russian warships will begin to arrive near Cuba next week. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins to unpack the drills.
President Biden had a beautiful and historic backdrop for his speech in France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
President Biden paid tribute Friday to the Army rangers who stormed the beaches of Normandy 80 years ago this week, drawing parallels between Nazi Germany's invasion of Western Europe to Russia's current invasion of Ukraine. Ed O'Keefe reports on the president's plea to the world to defend democracy.
President Biden spoke Friday at one of the sites where, 80 years ago, American troops turned the tides of World War II and helped secure victory for the Allied forces. In his speech, Mr. Biden called on the world to heed the lessons of that war and stand against hateful ideologies. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe has more from Paris.
President Biden spoke Friday from Pointe du Hoc, France, about the state of democracy around the world as he continued this week's ceremonies commemorating D-Day. CBS News' Olivia Gazis, Elaine Cobbe, Ed O'Keefe and Margaret Brennan have analysis of the president's speech.
President Biden spoke Friday at Pointe du Hoc, one of the pivotal locations of D-Day, about democracy around the world. Gayle King anchored CBS News' special report on the president's remarks.
U.S. D-Day veteran Command Sergeant Major Henry C. Armstrong returns to Normandy for the first time in 80 years, with mixed emotions.
President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute Thursday to the thousands of soldiers who participated in D-Day, the massive Allied invasion of occupied France in 1944. See CBS News' coverage of the full ceremony.
In France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied forces' pivotal D-Day landings in Normandy, President Biden honors WWII troops who freed Europe from tyranny.