06/18/2026
June is the perfect time to visit the Tennessee Wings of Liberty Museum. Itβs only fitting that the very first exhibit you see honors the Screaming Eagles who spearheaded the Normandy Invasion exactly 82 years ago this month.
Following the initial D-Day landings in June 1944, the 101st Airborne Division pushed through intense, month-long combat, securing pivotal victories at the Battle of Carentan and Bloody Gulch. They were finally relieved on 8 July 1944.
Despite suffering heavy casualties, the Soldiers of the 101st accomplished their critical strategic mission, cementing the Division's first Rendezvous with Destiny.