There are 3 article(s) tagged WWII:

• June 2021

  • Opinion: On D-Day 77 years ago, victory was uncertain

    “We have seen so many movies of Omaha Beach that the event is embedded in our national psyche. From this side of the events, and with the help of Hollywood, it seems God-ordained that the response we all know was certain to lead to the victory we take for granted. It was, of course, anything but certain.”

    By G. Scott Morris June 06, 2021

• June 2019

  • Benefactor offers to fund Memphis reunion of WWII sweethearts

    An elderly French woman may travel to Olive Branch for a second reunion with her World War II sweetheart.

    By Tom Bailey June 21, 2019

  • France swoons over love story linked to Olive Branch

    Enterprising French journalists reunited an elderly Olive Branch man with his long-lost love from World War II, and the story spread across Europe. 

    By Tom Bailey June 19, 2019