His niece Carole Stewart, who discovered her uncle's letters with husband Gerard Stewart, will be at events at Pegasus Bridge in France on 6 June to mark the 80th anniversary of the battle.

About 200 family members and friends of the British service personnel who took part in the capture of Pegasus Bridge were also present. Major Howard's granddaughter Kerry Ricketts said the ...

7, 1941, "every man, woman and child just went to work," Krier recalled Wednesday as she visited the site of an iconic D-Day battle, Pegasus Bridge. The North Dakota native was 17 when she went to ...