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Downtown Ste Mere Eglise, France, May 31,  2019. More

Downtown Ste Mere Eglise, France, May 31, 2019. More

Downtown Ste Mere Eglise, France, May 31, 2019. More than 1300 U.S. Service Members and 950 military personnel from Europe and Canada are commemorating the 75th anniversary of WWII Operation Overload, the Alli... More

Banners memorializing the sacrifice made by U.S. Army

Banners memorializing the sacrifice made by U.S. Army

Banners memorializing the sacrifice made by U.S. Army Rangers hang from light posts lining the main street in Saint-Pierre-Du-Mont, France, near La Pointe du Hoc, May 31. More than 1,200 U.S. Service Members an... More

C-47 Memorial at Picauville, Normandy, France, June

C-47 Memorial at Picauville, Normandy, France, June

C-47 Memorial at Picauville, Normandy, France, June 2, 2019. The C-47 memorial commemorates the U.S. Airmen assigned to the 9th Air Force and U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and th... More

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) A cross with a remembrance

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) A cross with a remembrance

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) A cross with a remembrance poppy is placed on Utah Beach. American, British, and French military members are joining our nation’s leaders this week to honor those who made the u... More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 352nd Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 352nd Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, observes a ceremony from the inside of an MC130J Commando II, following a military-free-fall jump June 9, 2019, in Normandy, France. Th... More

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, jumps out of a C-47, into Carentan Normandy, June 6, 2019, to recreate his D-Day parachute jump, 75 years ... More

190604-N-YG104-001 NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019)

190604-N-YG104-001 NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019)

190604-N-YG104-001 NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) D-Day reenactors stage field tents and vehicles outside Sainte-Marie-du-Mont. On June 6, 1944 American Paratroopers were dropped in over occupied Normandy aft... More

Helen Patton, center, granddaughter of Gen. George

Helen Patton, center, granddaughter of Gen. George

Helen Patton, center, granddaughter of Gen. George Patton, poses for a photo with two reenactors during the Remembrance Bowl 2019 at Saint-Hilaire-Petiteville, Carentan, Normandy, France, June 3, 2019. The Reme... More

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne

Tom Rice, U.S. Army veteran from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, jumps out of a C-47, into Carentan Normandy, June 6, 2019, to recreate his D-Day parachute jump, 75 years ... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Infantry Division present

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Infantry Division present

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Infantry Division present a wreath to the Monument of the 4th Infantry Division at Utah Beach, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, June 4, 2019. The Monument of the 4th Infantr... More

A historian from RAF Spanhoe provides an in-depth brief,

A historian from RAF Spanhoe provides an in-depth brief,

A historian from RAF Spanhoe provides an in-depth brief, April 17, 2019, at RAF Spanhoe Airfield, on the history of the U.S. Army Air Force, 315th Troop Carrier Group, which flew from the site on airborne missi... More

Air Commandos with the 352nd Special Operations Wing,

Air Commandos with the 352nd Special Operations Wing,

Air Commandos with the 352nd Special Operations Wing, based out of RAF Mildenhall, fly over Carentan, Normandy June 5, 2019, to honor the tasks Allied forces undertook during Operation Overlord on the early mor... More

Iron Mike statue at the Battle for La Fiere Bridgehead

Iron Mike statue at the Battle for La Fiere Bridgehead

Iron Mike statue at the Battle for La Fiere Bridgehead at Ste. Mere Eglise, France May 31, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members and 950 military personal from Europe and Canada are commemorating the 75th ... More

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to the elite 75th Ranger

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to the elite 75th Ranger

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to the elite 75th Ranger Regiment, rehearses his ascent of the battle worn cliff-face of Pointe du Hoc on the northwestern coast of Normandy, France, June 4, 2019. During the Americ... More

Ralph G. King, a World War II veteran who served with

Ralph G. King, a World War II veteran who served with

Ralph G. King, a World War II veteran who served with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, attends a memorial ceremony for 1st Infantry Division Soldiers who died on D-Day securing Om... More

Joint Task Force Normandy conducts a commemorative

Joint Task Force Normandy conducts a commemorative

Joint Task Force Normandy conducts a commemorative airborne operation outside Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 9, 2019, to honor the epic airborne operation conducted by Allied forces on June 6, 1944. Seventy-f... More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 101st Abn. Div.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 101st Abn. Div.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 101st Abn. Div. render a salute during the playing of the national anthem at a memorial ceremony in Carentan, France, June 7, 2019. During the Ceremony, twenty-one “Screaming... More

C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying paratroopers of the

C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying paratroopers of the

C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and other airborne units fly towards the drop zone near the La Fiere Bridge in Normandy, France, June 9, 2019. The paratroopers conduc... More

The Remembrance Bowl 2019 trophy stands ready to be

The Remembrance Bowl 2019 trophy stands ready to be

The Remembrance Bowl 2019 trophy stands ready to be won by U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, at Saint-Hilaire-Petiteville, Carentan, Normandy, France, June 3, 2019. The... More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division take a picture with a young French girl at the Carentan Logistic Support Area at Hippodrome Maurice de Folleville in Carentan, France, June 1, 2019. H... More

Senior Enlisted Public Affairs Soldier delivers brief

Senior Enlisted Public Affairs Soldier delivers brief

Sergeant Major Michelle Johnson, the U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Sergeant Major, delivers a public affairs and media interaction brief to service members who have recently arrived in Carentan, France, May 3... More

C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying paratroopers of the

C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying paratroopers of the

C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and other airborne units fly towards the drop zone near the La Fiere Bridge in Normandy, France, June 9, 2019. The paratroopers conduc... More

On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 allied troops landed

On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 allied troops landed

On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of beaches at Normandy, France. Two Ohio National Guard units, the 112th Combat Engineer Battalion and 987th Field Artillery Batta... More

190605-N-YG104-0001 NORMANDY, France (June 05, 2019)

190605-N-YG104-0001 NORMANDY, France (June 05, 2019)

190605-N-YG104-0001 NORMANDY, France (June 05, 2019) A replica U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division helmet is placed in the sand on Omaha Beach. This week commemorates the 75th anniversary of D-Day. American, Britis... More

Les Braves memorial at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France

Les Braves memorial at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France

Les Braves memorial at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France on May 31,2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members and 950 military personnel from Europe ans Canada are commemorating the 75th anniversary of WWII Operati... More

Retired U.S. Army Private First Class Joseph Morettini,

Retired U.S. Army Private First Class Joseph Morettini,

Retired U.S. Army Private First Class Joseph Morettini, an Easy Company, 508th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper, poses for a photo during an event inside the town hall of Sainte Mere Eglise... More

Sergeant Major Michelle Johnson, the U.S. Army Europe

Sergeant Major Michelle Johnson, the U.S. Army Europe

Sergeant Major Michelle Johnson, the U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Sergeant Major, delivers a public affairs and media interaction brief to service members who have recently arrived in Carentan, France, May 3... More

190603-N-YG104-0001 NORMANDY, France (June 03, 2019)

190603-N-YG104-0001 NORMANDY, France (June 03, 2019)

190603-N-YG104-0001 NORMANDY, France (June 03, 2019) The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is home to the graves of more than 9,380 of our deceased military members, most of whom lost their lives in the D... More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Debottis, from Bergen,

Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Debottis, from Bergen,

Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Debottis, from Bergen, New York, assigned to the 173rd Airborne shows the memorabilia book that was made by his great grandmother while his great grandfather served during WWII as ... More

U.S. Soldiers relax and visit with a family from the

U.S. Soldiers relax and visit with a family from the

U.S. Soldiers relax and visit with a family from the United Kingdom as they get to check out the equipment from the past in Carentan, France, June 3. More than 1300 U.S. Service Members partnered with 950 troop... More

Master Sgt. Ryan Peltier, the project manager, and

Master Sgt. Ryan Peltier, the project manager, and

Master Sgt. Ryan Peltier, the project manager, and an U.S. Air Force non-commissioned officer oversee the movement of the bridge over the waterway to ensure safety and correct placement. The bridge is being pla... More

WWII veteran Leonard Jindra stands and salutes during

WWII veteran Leonard Jindra stands and salutes during

WWII veteran Leonard Jindra stands and salutes during the American and French National Anthems at a memorial honoring the legacy of Major Thomas Howie in Saint-Lô, France, June 7. Howie and Jindra both served i... More

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division salute during

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division salute during

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division salute during the national anthem during a parade in honor of the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who fought in WWII in the town of Carentan, France, June 8... More

A jumper with the non-military group, Liberty Jump

A jumper with the non-military group, Liberty Jump

A jumper with the non-military group, Liberty Jump Team, lands after jumping in the large airborne jump with more than 1,100 parachutes above Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D... More

D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemoration Iron Mike Drop

D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemoration Iron Mike Drop

Planes with the Acrobatic Flight Patrol, the French Air Force, entertain the croud between airborne drops where more than 1,100 parachutes sailed above Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, to commemorate the 75th Anniv... More

Soldiers with the 75th Ranger Regiment move from the

Soldiers with the 75th Ranger Regiment move from the

Soldiers with the 75th Ranger Regiment move from the drop zone to the collection point to turn in their parachutes following an airborne drop where more than 1,100 parachutes sailed above Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Fr... More

Paratroopers prepare to land during an airborne drop

Paratroopers prepare to land during an airborne drop

Paratroopers prepare to land during an airborne drop where more than 1,100 parachutes sailed above Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day June 9, 2019. Allied Forces began the ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant John Mendoza and Secretary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant John Mendoza and Secretary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant John Mendoza and Secretary of the West Berkshire Parachute Regimental Association Malcolm Rowlands, speak during a dedication ceremony at RAF Welford’s Memorial Grove on June 4, 20... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Coplen, a paratrooper assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Coplen, a paratrooper assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Coplen, a paratrooper assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division fires an M9 pistol on the first day of the All American Week 2019 small arms competition at Fort Bragg, ... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division participate in a Division run during All American Week on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 20, 2019. All American Week started with an 18,000 Paratro... More

A U.S. Army Gold Star family member places a yellow

A U.S. Army Gold Star family member places a yellow

A U.S. Army Gold Star family member places a yellow rose during the All American Week Memorial Ceremony on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 22, 2019. The memorial was one of many All American Week events designe... More

Army Soldiers, assigned to 29th Infantry Division, arrive at Logistics Support Area (LSA) Carentan, France, for D-Day 75

Army Soldiers, assigned to 29th Infantry Division, arrive at Logistics...

190601-N-HT014-1479 U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 29th Infantry Division, arrive at Logistics Support Area (LSA) Carentan, France, June 1, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. service members partnered with 950 troops ... More

A Service Member with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat

A Service Member with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat

A Service Member with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team arrives in the Normandy region of France for D-Day memorial commemorations, June 1, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 tr... More

Soldiers from the 90th Sustainment Brigade draw Meals

Soldiers from the 90th Sustainment Brigade draw Meals

Soldiers from the 90th Sustainment Brigade draw Meals Ready to Eat and bottles of water from United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Soldiers May 31, 2019 at Fort Bragg ... More

U.S. Service member interacts with local.

U.S. Service member interacts with local.

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Vidro, assigned to 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, interacts with a local resident during a D-Day 75th anniversary photo shoot, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, May 31,2019. More tha... More

U.S. Army, Sergeant First Class sets up cots for arriving units.

U.S. Army, Sergeant First Class sets up cots for arriving units.

190601-N-HT014-1497 U.S. Army, Sergeant First Class, Chad Shangraw, assigned to 101st Airborne Division, assembles cots for arriving units the at Logistics Support Area (LSA) Carentan, France, June 1, 2019. Mor... More

U.S. Service Members stand in formation during a

U.S. Service Members stand in formation during a

U.S. Service Members stand in formation during a commemoration ceremony honoring the men who lost their lives in two B-17 crashes at the spot of the memorial during WWII June 1, 2019 at Bricquebec en Contentin,... More

Three French, line handlers take photo with destroyer.

Three French, line handlers take photo with destroyer.

190602-N-HT014-1602 Cherbourg, France (June 2, 2019) Three French, line handlers take a photo while the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrives in the Port of Cherbourg, Fran... More

U.S. Army, Command Sgt. Maj. meets WWII Veteran

U.S. Army, Command Sgt. Maj. meets WWII Veteran

190601-N-HT014-1515 U.S. Army, Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Ludwig, assigned to 1st Infantry Division, looks on as Mr. George Shenkle, a WWII veteran formerly assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, talks about his ... More

U.S. Army, Command Sgt. Maj. meets WWII veteran.

U.S. Army, Command Sgt. Maj. meets WWII veteran.

190601-N-HT014-1512 U.S. Army, Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Ludwig, assigned to 1st Infantry Division, greets Mr. George Shenkle, a WWII veteran formerly assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, during a D-Day 75th a... More

U.S. Soldiers participate in a commemoration ceremony

U.S. Soldiers participate in a commemoration ceremony

U.S. Soldiers participate in a commemoration ceremony honoring the men who lost their lives in two B-17 crashes during WWII at Bricquebec-en-Cotentin, France, June 1, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members,... More

USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrives in the Port of Cherbourg, France

USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrives in the Port of Cherbourg, France

190602-N-HT014-1600 Cherbourg, France (June 2, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrives in the Port of Cherbourg, France, June 2, 2019. Roosevelt Sailors will join m... More

Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing board a C-130 Hercules

Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing board a C-130 Hercules

Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing board a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., June 1, 2019, en route to France, where they will participate in the 75th-anniversar... More

USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) moors at the Port of Cherbourg, France

USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) moors at the Port of Cherbourg, France

190602-N-HT014-1637 Cherbourg, France (June 2, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrives in the Port of Cherbourg, France, June 2, 2019. Roosevelt Sailors will join m... More

U.S. Army, Lt. Col. meets WWII vet.

U.S. Army, Lt. Col. meets WWII vet.

U.S. Army, Lt. Col. Jake Whiteside, assigned to 1st Infantry Division, gives Mr. George Shenkle, a WWII veteran formerly assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, an Airborne patch during a D-Day 75th anniversary... More

A Lockheed C-130 Hercules arrives at the Cherbuorg-Maupertus

A Lockheed C-130 Hercules arrives at the Cherbuorg-Maupertus

A Lockheed C-130 Hercules arrives at the Cherbuorg-Maupertus Airport carrying the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team on June 1, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 troops from across... More

Soldiers with 1st Infantry Division, conduct flight

Soldiers with 1st Infantry Division, conduct flight

Soldiers with 1st Infantry Division, conduct flight training with a CH-47 Chinook in Normandy, France, June 1, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada... More

Mr. James A. Carroll, a World War II Veteran who served

Mr. James A. Carroll, a World War II Veteran who served

Mr. James A. Carroll, a World War II Veteran who served in 485th Service Squadron, 9th Air Force, participates in a memorial ceremony in Bricquebec-enContin, France, June 1, 2019. The annual ceremony is held to... More

Tony Jaber, WWII veteran with 30th Infantry Division,

Tony Jaber, WWII veteran with 30th Infantry Division,

Tony Jaber, WWII veteran with 30th Infantry Division, rides with French reenactors during a parade at a commemoration ceremony honoring the 30th Infantry Division “Old Hickory” at Mortain, France, June 2, 2019.... More

U.S. Navy Sailors on board the USS Roosevelt (DDG-80),

U.S. Navy Sailors on board the USS Roosevelt (DDG-80),

U.S. Navy Sailors on board the USS Roosevelt (DDG-80), an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, man the rails as the ship arrives in the Port of Cherbourg, France. Roosevelt is taking part in the 75th anniversary of D... More

Two French World War II re-enactors work on their vintage

Two French World War II re-enactors work on their vintage

Two French World War II re-enactors work on their vintage motorcycle in preparation for the day's festivities June 2, 2019, at Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 9... More

Mother takes photo of her son holding a ceremonial

Mother takes photo of her son holding a ceremonial

Mother takes photo of her son holding a ceremonial wreath during the 1st Infantry Division Monument Ceremony Jun 3, 2019 at Colleville-Sur-Mer, France. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 t... More

French World War II re-enactor poses June 2, 2019,

French World War II re-enactor poses June 2, 2019,

French World War II re-enactor poses June 2, 2019, at Sainte Mere Eglise, France. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada, have converged in northwestern Fr... More

U.S. Army Sergeant, Jonathan T. Bosarge, stands ready

U.S. Army Sergeant, Jonathan T. Bosarge, stands ready

U.S. Army Sergeant, Jonathan T. Bosarge, stands ready to play TAPS during a memorial ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, June 2, 2019. The cemetery site contains the g... More

A World War II veteran takes a photo with French service

A World War II veteran takes a photo with French service

A World War II veteran takes a photo with French service members during a memorial ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, June 2, 2019. The cemetery site contains the gra... More

John Roman, left car, and Bill Hornsby, right car,

John Roman, left car, and Bill Hornsby, right car,

John Roman, left car, and Bill Hornsby, right car, both WWII veterans, 30th Infantry Division, ride with French reenactors during a parade to a commemoration ceremony honoring the 30th Infantry Division “Old Hi... More

The 30th Infantry Division Old Hickory Memorial Ceremony

The 30th Infantry Division Old Hickory Memorial Ceremony

The 30th Infantry Division Old Hickory Memorial Ceremony took place on 2 June in Mortain, France at hill 134. The was to commemorate 30th ID and their heroic actions which led to the liberation of Mortain. More... More

Pfc. Jonathan Stanley (left), and World War II Veteran

Pfc. Jonathan Stanley (left), and World War II Veteran

Pfc. Jonathan Stanley (left), and World War II Veteran Charles N. Shay (right), attend the Airborne Honor Ceremony in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members partnered with 950 tr... More

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) A monument is dedicated

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) A monument is dedicated

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) A monument is dedicated to U.S. Navy Sailors who fought in the invasion of Normandy. More than 1,000 Sailors gave the final full measure of devotion, laying down their lives for... More

Soldier meets an original Rosie the Riveter.

Soldier meets an original Rosie the Riveter.

190603-N-HT014-1686 U.S. Army Sgt. Kendra Cunningham, assigned to 24th Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, meets Mae Krier, an original Rosie the Riveter, at the American Cemete... More

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) “Czech Hedgehogs”

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) “Czech Hedgehogs”

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) “Czech Hedgehogs” sit in front of a German bunker at Crisbecq Battery, a German stronghold during the invasion Normandy. On D-Day 150,000 allied troops took on 40,000 Germans du... More

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Jean-Pierre L’Honneur, Mayor of

190603-N-TV337-1023 Jean-Pierre L’Honneur, Mayor of

190603-N-TV337-1023 Jean-Pierre L’Honneur, Mayor of Carentan, France, gives opening remarks before the start of the Remembrance Bowl 2019 in Carentan June 3, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnere... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael DeSandre, 41st Airlift

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael DeSandre, 41st Airlift

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael DeSandre, 41st Airlift Squadron pilot, walks to the grave site of Pvt. Joseph Costa Jr. at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 3, 2019. Cos... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 90th Sustainment Brigade

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 90th Sustainment Brigade

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 90th Sustainment Brigade and German Airborne soldiers group together in preparation for a historic 10k march throughout the D-Day battle sites of Picauville, France, June 3, 2019. Mo... More

A memorial ceremony is held at the U.S. Air Force monument

A memorial ceremony is held at the U.S. Air Force monument

A memorial ceremony is held at the U.S. Air Force monument in Picauville, France, June 3, 2019. The ceremony honors the contributions of the 90th Infantry Division and the U.S. Air Force contributions to the li... More

Pete Shaw, left, WWII veteran, 283rd Field Artillery

Pete Shaw, left, WWII veteran, 283rd Field Artillery

Pete Shaw, left, WWII veteran, 283rd Field Artillery Battalion, and Russell Pickett, WWII veteran, Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, salute during the 1st Infantry Division memorial at Omaha Beach, Colleville... More

U.S. Army Ranger assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment,

U.S. Army Ranger assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment,

U.S. Army Ranger assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, brief climbers prior to appraching the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, in Cricqueville en Bessin, France June 4, 2019. Rangers scale the cliff to honor the 135 me... More

U.S. Army Spc. Elliot Alagueuzian stands in formation

U.S. Army Spc. Elliot Alagueuzian stands in formation

U.S. Army Spc. Elliot Alagueuzian stands in formation during a commemorative ceremony honoring the 4th Infantry Division’s achievements on D-Day, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, June 4, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S.... More

Staff Sgt. Courtnay Hester, an aircraft generation

Staff Sgt. Courtnay Hester, an aircraft generation

Staff Sgt. Courtnay Hester, an aircraft generation equipment mechanic for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Global Mobility Squadron, buries a ground rod for a generator at Évreux-Fauville Air Base in Évr... More

Charles N. Shay, WWII veteran and Penobscot tribal

Charles N. Shay, WWII veteran and Penobscot tribal

Charles N. Shay, WWII veteran and Penobscot tribal elder, Bronze Star, Silver Star and French Legion d'Honneur recipient attends the Airborne Honor Ceremony in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. More than 1,300 ... More

United States and German military members joke with

United States and German military members joke with

United States and German military members joke with each other at a dinner hosted by French families in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, on June 4, 2019. The "family dinners" are hosted every year around the annive... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 75th Ranger

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 75th Ranger

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment reenact the climb at Pointe Du Hoc, Omaha Beach France, as part of D-Day75, June 5, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 tro... More

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment prepare to climb the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, in Cricqueville en Bessin, while donning World War II era uniforms, June 5, 2019. Rangers scaled the cliff to... More

A six-ship of U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned

A six-ship of U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned

A six-ship of U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, taxi to the runway before a formation flight at RAF Mildenhall, England June 5, 2019. Highlighting the strength of... More

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing prepare to taxi prior to a formation flight in support of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 5... More

USS Roosevelt Sailors plant flags at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

USS Roosevelt Sailors plant flags at the Normandy American Cemetery an...

190605-N-HT014-1693 NORMANDY, France (June 5, 2019) Boatswain's Mate 2nd class Bobby Lynn, (left) and Boatswain's Mate 2nd class Lucas Robinson, both assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroye... More

Sailor plants flags on WWII service member's graves commemorating D-Day's 75th anniversary.

Sailor plants flags on WWII service member's graves commemorating D-Da...

190605-N-HT014-1703 NORMANDY, France (June 5, 2019) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Bobby Lynn, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) places an American flags on graves... More

Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper, left, talks to

Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper, left, talks to

Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper, left, talks to Roy Huereque, WWII veteran, 5th Ranger Battalion, before a ceremony to commemorate Rangers climbing the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc during Operation Overlord at O... More

Service Members participate in the D-Day 75th anniversary

Service Members participate in the D-Day 75th anniversary

Service Members participate in the D-Day 75th anniversary parade in Carentan, France, June 5, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada have converged in... More

Sailor places flag on graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.

Sailor places flag on graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Mem...

190605-N-HT014-1697 NORMANDY, France (June 5, 2019) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Kane Bell, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) places an American flag on graves at t... More

Sailors place American and France flags on graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.

Sailors place American and France flags on graves at the Normandy Amer...

190605-N-HT014-1698 NORMANDY, France (June 5, 2019) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Kane Bell, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) places an American flag on graves at t... More

U.S. Soldiers with 75th Ranger Regiment scale the cliffs

U.S. Soldiers with 75th Ranger Regiment scale the cliffs

U.S. Soldiers with 75th Ranger Regiment scale the cliffs like Rangers did during Operation Overlord 75 years ago at Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, June 5, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Membe... More

Sailors contribute to D-Day 75th anniversary commemoration.

Sailors contribute to D-Day 75th anniversary commemoration.

190605-N-HT014-1695 NORMANDY, France (June 5, 2019) Boatswain's Mate 2nd class Lucas Robinson, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) places an American flags on gr... More

U.S. Army Paratrooper from the 75th Ranger Regiment

U.S. Army Paratrooper from the 75th Ranger Regiment

U.S. Army Paratrooper from the 75th Ranger Regiment prepares to reenact the climb at Pointe Du Hoc, Omaha Beach France, as part of D-Day75, June 5, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950... More

The Charles Shay memorial turtle statue rests on Omaha

The Charles Shay memorial turtle statue rests on Omaha

The Charles Shay memorial turtle statue rests on Omaha beach in the Normady region of France. The Charles Shay memorial ceremony was held the morning of June 5 More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered wi... More

President Donald J. Trump speaks at the 75th D-Day

President Donald J. Trump speaks at the 75th D-Day

President Donald J. Trump speaks at the 75th D-Day Anniversary ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered w... More

Service members prepare to welcome U.S. President Donald

Service members prepare to welcome U.S. President Donald

Service members prepare to welcome U.S. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to the commemoration ceremony of the 75th anniversary of D-Day along with French President Emmanuel Macron and Fren... More

The First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron, greets World

The First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron, greets World

The First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron, greets World War II veterans during the 75th D-Day Anniversary ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2019. More t... More

World War II veterans, members of our nations “Greatest

World War II veterans, members of our nations “Greatest

World War II veterans, members of our nations “Greatest Generation”, stand to be honored during the 75th D-Day Anniversary ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June... More

U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, speaks

U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, speaks

U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, speaks during the Airborne Monument ceremony that paid tribute to the heroic Allied paratroopers of the D-Day landing, June 6, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. service m... More

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