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On this day, June 6, 1944, the brave men of D-Day stormed the skies and beaches of Normandy, sacrificing everything for freedom. D-Day marked an important turning point in WWII as it established a second front in western Europe. This was the largest amphibious assault in history

On June 6th, 1944 at 2:27am along the coast of France, Lt. Robert Mason Mathis of the 82nd Airborne Division ordered his men to jump. Despite being wounded by an enemy shell, he still made the jump into the night. 30 minutes later, Lt. Mathis was found dead. The first American

On June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am thousands of men in landing craft headed towards the beaches of Normandy. Among some of the first men to arrive at Utah Beach was Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of the former U.S. President. The allies were under the command of General

On June 6th, 1944 at 6:36am troops from the 29th Infantry Division landed on Omaha Beach and were met with a wall of fire. Many men drowned or were hit before even stepping foot into France. Army Medic Ray Lambert, despite being wounded, ran from soldier to soldier giving aid

By the end of D-Day, allied troops gained a small foothold on the edge of the continent. It came at the cost of 10k casualties, including 4k dead. Never forget the bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers that fought for a better tomorrow.

D-Day Veteran Donald McCarthy: The first person I saw killed on Omaha Beach

D-Day Veteran Frank DeVita: I dropped the ramp and the machine guns tore into us

WWII Pilot Joe Peterburs explains the moment he crash landed and was captured by the Germans

In July 2011, Technical Sergeant August O’Niell, a pararescueman, was sent to rescue a group of Marines pinned down in Afghanistan when enemy insurgents opened fire on his team’s helicopter. A round bounced off the helicopter’s door, tearing through both of O’Niell’s lower legs

Former NFL running back and Vietnam Veteran Rocky Bleier explains how he destroyed an enemy machine gun nest with an M79 grenade launcher

Vietnam Pilot Bruce McKenty explains the moment the Cobra helicopter he was flying was shot down by enemy fire

WWII Veteran Ernie Mogor explains what it was like using a Browning Automatic Rifle

Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam Veteran Robert Ingram explains the moment he was shot multiple times trying to save Marines. You can watch his full interview tomorrow at 11am ET on our YouTube channel.