“There were five that didn’t make it and our tank did. One out of six tanks. There were five wiped out right there. 25 men. Five tanks.” Canadian veterans involved in the invasion of Juno Beach on D-Day discuss what they remember from the mission. The men tear-up as they … Continue reading
John “Jack” Springer, a veteran who served in the army during the Normandy Campaign, talks about landing on Juno Beach during D-Day. He discusses how his faith grew during that time, as well as how he prided himself in putting others before himself. In Springer’s words: “I wasn’t scared for … Continue reading
Survivors of the Holocaust and the Warsaw Ghetto uprising explain what it was like to be in the bunkers during the uprising. They share stories about the food and water conditions, hearing the Nazis taunt them on radios, and the horrible life-changing decisions they had to make in order to … Continue reading
Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivers his famous “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat” speech to the House of Commons on May 13, 1940, just days after his election.
Australian veterans recall their involvement in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral that began on May 12, 1968 and share vivid memories of the confrontation with Vietnamese forces that lasted until June 6, 1968.
I had spent the day at Smithfield Airport, Smithfield, RI, while they worked on a J-3 that I had flown from Plainfield Airport, Plainfield, CT, for routine maintenance. When I returned to Plainfield I noticed some very unusual activity and thought someone had just gotten married but I soon learned that … Continue reading
A woman reminisces on the street parties all over the place in Manchester during Victory in Europe Day which was the official end of the war in Europe on May 8, 1945.
A man remembers the Street Party in 1945 in Fishponds, Bristol on VE Day. VE Day was May 8, 1945 and was the end of the Second World War in Europe.
World War II veterans return to the beaches of Normandy, most for the first time since D-Day. One man describes how he snuck onto Omaha Beach before the invasion began and set up explosives before watching the scene unfold below them. Another veteran, Bill Doyle, walks through the D-Day graves … Continue reading
General Eisenhower announces the end of World War II in Europe, known as VE Day. VE Day was May 8, 1945, ending the Second World War in Europe after 6 years of fighting.
