Task & Purpose

Green Berets parachuted over Mont Saint-Michel to honor the 75th anniversary of their Special Forces predecessors’ arrival in France

With the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy just over the horizon, a group of Green Berets commemorated the valor of their Army Special Forces predecessors with a uniquely picturesque ...
Star Tribune

Stunning Mont-Saint-Michel, in Normandy, France, seems to float on water

The Traveler: Rachel Dickinsen of Roseville. The scene: Mont-Saint-Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, seems to float above water off the coast of Normandy on the northern coast of France. The ...
The Washington Post

See the light: Instead of joining the throngs on Mont Saint-Michel, go to Saint-Malo

correctionAn earlier version of this story had an image of a fort near Saint-Malo rather than the city of Saint-Malo. This version has been corrected. Mont Saint-Michel draws more than 3 million ...
usace.army.mil

Americans, French, Germans gather to honor Normandy veterans at famed Mont Saint Michel

LE MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, France - U.S. and allied servicemembers, World War II veterans, local dignitaries and others honored the memory of those who fought in the D-Day invasion at a ceremony at the ...