ShareAdd Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on GoogleCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - 82 years ago, today, one of the largest seaborne invasions took place on the beaches of Normandy in an event known as D-Day.

June 6th, 1944, the United States and its allies began their invasion, which would be one of the key battles during World War 2.

The Museum of the American G.I. is hosting an event, featuring numerous different vehicles and weapons from the period, as well as personal belongings that some soldiers carried with them that they brought from home.