World War II Memories: From Omaha Beach to Vienna tells the compelling story of Joseph Gorra, who gives a first-hand account of what it was like to be part of the first wave of soldiers to land on ...

At 100, World War II veteran Tony Martinez ... he stepped onto French shores. The kid from Omaha landed at a place that sounded like home. "Omaha beach. We landed on Omaha beach," Martinez said.

DAN SNOW: The stakes were high, the next 24 hours would determine the outcome of the war, if the invasion was ... wave of American infantry into Omaha beach. GEORGE ‘JIMMY’ GREEN: The troops ...