LEXINGTON, Va., April 19 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news release:
LEXINGTON, Va., Apr. 17, 2026-The Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II, began on D-Day, June 6, 1944. United States, British, and Canadian forces landed on five French beaches, marking history's largest amphibious assault. Many U.S. servicemen were killed during the assault, including Virginia Military Institute alumni.
Eight 1st Class commissioning VMI cadets, along with their faculty leadership team, recently traveled to France through the Olmsted Foundation's Undergraduate Program (OFUP). In preparation for the trip, one of the many assignments the c...