FORT RILEY, Kan. — The 16th Infantry Regiment here boasts a long and distinguished combat record. It fought at Manassas and Gettysburg. It was the first unit to hit Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944.

Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th Infantry ... their unit. As a military and oral historian, I researched this particular regiment ...

Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th Infantry ... their unit. As a military and oral historian, I researched this particular regiment ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944 -- 80 years ago tomorrow -- was the 16th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry ...

They were among the nearly 1,000 casualties of the 16th Infantry killed, wounded or missing on D-Day. Despite these heavy losses – roughly one-third of the unit’s troops – the regiment’s ...

They were among the nearly 1,000 casualties of the 16th Infantry killed, wounded or missing on D-Day. Despite these heavy losses – roughly one-third of the unit's troops – the regiment's ...

They were among the nearly 1,000 casualties of the 16th Infantry killed, wounded or missing on D-Day. Despite these heavy losses – roughly one-third of the unit's troops – the regiment's ...