Gen. Dwight Eisenhower originally planned for D-Day to happen on June 5. The 'unpredictable' English weather intervened until Tuesday June 6th 1944. But Eisenhower still wrote a famous letter that day. "Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the Day. 'Full victory-nothing less' to paratroopers in England, just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe."  Iconic photo of General Eisenhower meeting with US Co. E, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Strike) of the 101st Airborne Division, photo taken at Greenham Common Airfield in England about 8:30 p.m. on Monday June 5, 1944, recreated for new movie " Pressure ". The General was talking about fly fishing with his paratroopers as he always did before a stressful operation. NEW: General Dwight D. Eisenhower D-Day movie, titled " Pressure ", is out now and currently playing in theaters. Brendan Fraser becomes...

Private First Class Robert F. Warner , United States Army, was awarded the 'Soldier's Medal' for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division, during World War II on action date Jan 1st, 1945 .  US Army 507th PIR was at "The Battle of the Bulge" which took place in northern France and near Bastogne, Belgium over the course of December 16, 1944 to January 18, 1945. The Army Soldier's Medal is awarded for heroism by those serving with the Army in any capacity that involves the voluntary risk of life under conditions other than those of conflict with an opposing armed force. How rare is the soldiers medal? Over 18,500 Soldiers have received the decoration since its inception. “There are only 241 Soldiers in the Regular Army who've been awarded the Soldier's Medal — about one-twentieth of 1 percent of all Soldiers on active duty,” said Shaw. Jul 19,...

WWII D-Day Normandy June 6 1944: Paratrooper Robert Warner 82nd Airborne Division, All American (AA), 17th Airborne Division, 3rd Battalion, Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) was there on June 6, 1944 in Sainte Mere Eglise and battle for the bridge at La Fiere France, (photo above camp in  Nottingham  England May 1944).  PFC Robert 'Bobby' Warner made 2 combat jumps with the 507th PIR, 82nd Airborne and then the 17th Airborne Division in Western Europe during WWII, Operation Overlord Normandy on D-Day France 6/6/1944 and Operation Varsity in Rhineland Germany the last jump 3/24/1945, all under heavy machine gun fire by Nazi SS troops. Combat wounded PFC Robert 'Bobby' Warner also fought with the 82nd Airborne at the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes forest, Belgium 12/16/1944.   NEW: General Dwight D. Eisenhower D-Day movie, titled " Pressure ", is out now and currently playing in theaters. Brendan Fraser becomes Ike see Movie Trailer...