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Best for Vets: Colleges work to build community for military students

Military Times' annual Best for Vets list looks at the top-100 veteran-friendly colleges and universities.

By Leo Shane III

6 months ago

UK D-Day vet who escorted US troops to Normandy beaches dies at 99

George Chandler was one of the dwindling cohort of D-Day survivors who gathered last summer to commemorate its 80th anniversary.

7 months ago

First batch of Marine amphibious combat vehicles arrive in Okinawa

The vehicle had its overseas operational debut in May.

10 months ago

D-Day anniversary marked by dwindling number of veterans

Now bent with age, a dwindling number of WWII veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago.

11 months ago

A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied France

June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.

11 months ago

Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWII

With vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.

11 months ago