One of the veterans returning with us to Normandy for our "A Final Farewell" participated in a whopping nine invasion campaigns. (We are trying to determine if this is some sort of a record.) He, like many other G.I's during the Second World War, left the comforts of home for the hardships of war. [Read More]

Posted by The Normandy Team on May 4, 2011 | Permalink

Here in San Antonio, the trio of young ladies pictured below are practicing their “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and vintage ballads of the 1940s as a musical treat for the boys who stormed the Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches in Normandy. [Read More]

Posted by The Normandy Team on May 2, 2011 | Permalink

Joining us for Normandy: A Final Farewell are World War II veterans who fought bravely in Europe during Operation Overlord and the campaigns that followed it. [Read More]

Posted by The Normandy Team on April 28, 2011 | Permalink

Several months ago, I discovered that my dear daughter Liberty had been secretly working with her mother on a surprise for me. Knowing her father’s passion for history and desire to cultivate a culture of honor, Liberty’s hope was to meet Frank Buckles, World War I’s last living American doughboy, to interview him, and to share his story with others. [Read More]

Posted by The Normandy Team on April 27, 2011 | Permalink

Can you imagine having lived your entire life with the memory of one day--one day, returning to your dreams over and over again? [Read More]

Posted by The Normandy Team on April 21, 2011 | Permalink

It is the end of an era. After this year, few if any men of D-Day will be returning to Normandy. But for one last moment in time, handfuls of our heroic fathers will return and Vision Forum Ministries will be giving them “A Final Farewell.” This is the story of one of the men returning with us. [Read More]

Posted by The Normandy Team on April 15, 2011 | Permalink

Earlier this month, Major Richard Winters died quietly in central Pennsylvania and was buried next to his parents in a family plot. A mere smattering of news stories and obituaries noted his passing. What they said was a curious commentary on the times of Dick Winters as seen by today's generation. There were a few column-lines devoted to his rank as a soldier in WWII, and then a few column-inches on his celebrity status as the man made famous on HBO in the Band of Brothers TV miniseries. [Read More]

Posted by The Normandy Team on February 28, 2011 | Permalink

Cynicism and ungratefulness abound in America today. We have become a nation of complainers who are unmindful of the remarkable providences that God accomplished through our forefathers. We have been profoundly blessed with tremendous freedoms compared to those who live in oppressive regimes in other parts of the world, and rather than murmur about our problems, we need a revival of gratitude. [Read More]

Posted by The Normandy Team on February 24, 2011 | Permalink