Remember and Protect Their Fragile Gift of Freedom. Thank You to The Greatest Generation

Remember and Protect Their Fragile Gift of Freedom. Thank You to The Greatest Generation

As part of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing in 2024, my wife and I joined colleagues from the American Battle Monuments Commission and more than 10,000 visitors at Normandy. Also with us that day were nearly 200 World War II veterans.

World War 2 Bombs Discovered In Germany's Cologne, Thousands Evacuated

Thousands of people were being evacuated from central Cologne in western Germany on Wednesday after three American bombs from World War II, each with impact fuses, were discovered during construction work on Monday in Deutz.

Cologne evacuates thousands so WW2 bombs can be diffused

The German city cordons off a huge area, calling it the largest evacuation since the end of World War Two.

Around 20,000 evacuated in Cologne as major bomb defusal operation underway

Bomb defusal operations are common in Cologne, Germany, which was heavily targeted by Allied countries during the Second World War

Cologne starts its biggest evacuation since 1945 to defuse WWII bombs

More than 20,000 residents are being evacuated from part of Cologne’s city center to defuse World War II bombs

Major TV Events Continue In Cologne Despite Huge Evacuation While German City Deals With WWII Bombs

This wasn’t the news the German TV industry was expecting at the start of the week. The largest evacuation since World War II has been taking place in Cologne, as authorities sought to defuse three huge WWII bombs, as several major events are concurrently held in the city. The evacuation is hitting businesses, schools, hospitals and residents in the affected area and some 20,500 people are being moved with tents set up to provide food and wa…