Handful of D-Day Vets Attend 80-Year Anniversary
The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe and change the course of World War II. Don’t forget what we did, say the handful of living veterans of D-Day, now mostly centenarians. “They probably wouldn’t be here if we hadn’t be successful,” says WWII bomber Bill Wall, 101.
GAO to F-35 JPO: Fix Critical Issues
The F-35 fighter jet is cruising toward the end of its development phase, but a Government Accountability Office report warns DoD not to move to full-rate production until it’s certain all critical technical issues have been resolved.
