By Lina Bryce
These haunting images commemorate 72 years since D-Day, when 156,000 Allied forces made their daring attempt to invade and defeat Germany on June 6, 1942.
Here are images and facts from that historic day and the invasion code named Operations Overlord and Neptune.
Every Memorial Day, Americans pay their respects to soldiers who have died while fighting for the US military. Though the good intentions and courage of those who enlist in the armed forces are admirable, the best way to honor those individuals on this holiday—and every day—is to stop sending them to war. This pro-peace sentiment…
By Jacob Bojesson More than 600 members from European police and military forces took part in an 11-day exercise in April to better prepare for cross-border crisis situations, including a civil war. The exercise took place in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia between April 4-11 as part of the Lowlands Gendarmerie project. The exercise focused on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The terrorist suspected of blowing himself up at Manchester Arena Monday had ties to al-Qaida and was trained abroad, according to an NBC report. Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British citizen of Libyan descent, traveled to Libya within the last year, a U.S. intelligence official told NBC. He had…
Russ Read The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported Wednesday that three Israeli missiles struck Syrian army outposts near the capital of Damascus. If the reports are confirmed by the Israeli government, it would mark the first time Israel has been directly involved in the now five-year Syrian civil war. No casualties have…
A look at the proposed military budget by Ian Huyett Follow TLR on Google+ When Chuck Hagel was nominated as Defense Secretary last year, libertarians were split. To some, President Obama’s choice was a pleasant surprise; during the Bush administration, Hagel had been a prominent Republican critic of interventionism and foreign entanglement. On the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Vice President Mike Pence has stressed the strength of America’s resolve in his trip to Asia. While in South Korea, the vice president broke from his schedule to visit the demilitarized zone (DMZ). While past officials have visited DMZ, Pence ventured outside the Freedom House to stare…
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