80 years ago, National Guard units played key role in D-Day landings
June 06, 2024
June 06, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news:
Their waterlogged footsteps were historic.
That thought, however, most likely wasn't on the Soldiers' minds as they stepped ashore from rocking landing craft onto the French coast.
Instead, the focus for most Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard, was simply making it . . .
Their waterlogged footsteps were historic.
That thought, however, most likely wasn't on the Soldiers' minds as they stepped ashore from rocking landing craft onto the French coast.
Instead, the focus for most Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard, was simply making it . . .