The D-Day landings of Allied troops on June 6th, 1944, at five beaches in Normandy, France, opened a western front against the Axis powers. This hastened the end of World War II in Europe and saved millions of lives.

An amputated leg and brain cancer couldn't stop Iraq War veteran Justin Anderson from plowing snow for his family's home, his neighbors' homes and a nearby school with efficiency and style.

Maybe musicians aren't the first people you think of when you imagine those who have served in our military. You've probably enjoyed a song or two from at least one of the artists on our list, though, and every single one of them was a member of the American Armed Forces.

Former Marine Chad Dermyer was killed while on duty as a Virginia state trooper in the middle of a training exercise at a Greyhound bus station in Richmond, Virginia.

Herman Englram fought at the Battle of the Bulge and was a POW during WWII, but he was overlooked for medals he earned.

n Ohio mom was was pleasantly surprised when her son — who she hadn't seen in two years — turned up unannounced at one of her chemo appointments.

His service to the nation as a military pilot encompassed three of the wars of the 20th century: WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

And now they can be laid to rest where they deserve.

Len Kropioski is a 97-year-old veteran of World War II, and there is nothing he likes to do more than watch his favorite Winnipeg Jets play.

When a combat training exercise over the Atlantic went wrong, Air Force Captain Brian Udell had to eject out of his F-15 at supersonic speeds. The impact from the wind forces killed his weapons systems officer Captain Dennis White, and Udell barely made it to the water alive.