65th Anniversary of D-Day invasion.

NEW ORLEANS (April 24, 2025) — In recognition of its 25th anniversary and to highlight the continued importance of its mission, The Natio...

  NEW ORLEANS (January 21, 2009) – As the world prepares to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6, The Na...

Mark Stepelton flew in some of the most dangerous environments of the war by escorting bombing aircraft over occupied Europe and conducting air interdiction missions, striking enemy targets deep behind the lines. 

After parachuting on Tagaytay Ridge, Manuel Pérez participated in the horrendous fighting with the Japanese in the Philippines' capital city of Manila, the scene of some of the bloodiest urban combat of the war.