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U.S. troops wade into the water as they stormed Omaha

U.S. troops wade into the water as they stormed Omaha

U.S. troops wade into the water as they stormed Omaha beach on June 6, 1944. The iconic photograph of the Normandy landings is called “Into the Jaws of Death” and was shot by U.S. Coast Guard photographer's mat... More

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeants (MSG) Tim Watson (left) and Henry Sanchez, 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE), Caserma Ederle, Italy (ITA), prepare to depart Aviano Air Base (AB), ITA, for Normandy, France (FRA), to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion which began the Allied occupation of Europe during World War II (WWII). On the morning of June 6, 1944, 225 Rangers invaded Omaha Beach on the northwest coast of France. After two days of fighting only 90 Rangers could still bear arms

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeants (MSG) Tim Watson (left) and Henry Sanch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

The Latin Cross marker of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, from Minnesota, 165th Signal PHOTO Company, killed in action (KIA) August 25, 1944, during World War II (WWII) along with more than 9,000 Americans killed in the Normandy, France, region. They were laid to rest in the American Cemetery in the village of Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. Among those buried are more than 300 unknown Soldiers

The Latin Cross marker of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Army (USA) Rangers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) depart Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA) for Normandy, France (FRA) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion which began the Allied occupation of Europe in World War II. On the morning of June 6, 1944, 225 Rangers invaded Omaha Beach on the northwest coast of France. After two days of fighting only 90 Rangers could still bear arms

US Army (USA) Rangers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) depart...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Tombstone of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, from Minnesota, 165th Signal PHOTO Company, killed in action (KIA) August 25, 1944, during World War II is buried in the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach, France (FRA)

Tombstone of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: St Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Czyz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), prepares to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), over the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Latin Cross marker of Brigadier General (BGEN) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the eldest son of former US President Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied the first wave of troops landing at Utah Beach, France (FRA), on D-Day, June 6, 1944. More than 9,000 Americans killed in Normandy during World War II (WWII) were laid to rest in the American Cemetery in the village of Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. Among those buried are more than 300 unknown Soldiers

Latin Cross marker of Brigadier General (BGEN) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Historical re-enactors and living historians, portraying World War II era American Soldiers, depart a Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1680), assigned to Assault Craft Unit Two (ACU-2), recreating the amphibious Allied assault against German Army positions on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, during the 6th Annual D-Day Conneaut Public Historic Battle Re-Enactment held along the Lake Erie shoreline at Conneaut, Ohio (OH). These re-enactors are participating with other American, Canadian, and European re-enactors and living historians who are recreating and simulating Allied and Axis soldiers involved in Operation Overlord, the Allied D-Day invasion of Hitlers Festung Europa (Fortress Europe) on...

Historical re-enactors and living historians, portraying World War II ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Historical re-enactors and living historians, portraying World War II era American Soldiers, depart a Landing Craft Utility (LCU... More

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), board a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), on their way to the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Army (USA) Honor Guard members US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Monica Alvarado (left), Ammo Bearer, USA SPC Jarrod Ryan, Loader, and USA STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Lee Price (right), Gun Commander, 529th Military Police Company (MP CO), Heidelberg, Germany (DEU), fire a 105mm howitzer during practice for the 60th Anniversary D-Day ceremony at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) Honor Guard members US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Clas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), prepares to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), over the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

The sun rises over the Omaha Beach section of Normandy, France (FRA), as it did exactly 60 years ago during the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

The sun rises over the Omaha Beach section of Normandy, France (FRA), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), perform a final equipment check aboard a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), on their way to the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Army (USA) Honor Guard members of the 529th Military Police Company (MP CO), Heidelberg, Germany (DEU), fire 105mm Howitzers during practice for the 60th Anniversary D-Day Ceremony at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France (FRA). American military members from across the US European Command (USEUCOM) are in the Normandy region of France as members of Joint Task Force (JTF) Normandy-60, supporting ceremonies commemorating the Allied D-Day Invasions of June 6, 1944

US Army (USA) Honor Guard members of the 529th Military Police Company...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colleville Sur Mer State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Maria Gunther, videographer with the 835th Communications Squadron (CS), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), interviews US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Brad Newnum, Battery Commander, 529th Military Police Company (MP CO), Heidelberg, DEU, prior to a practice ceremony for the 60th Anniversary D-Day ceremony at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France (FRA)

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Maria Gunther, videograp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to drop U.S. Army Soldiers over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D-... More

Honor Guard members of the Military Police Company (MPC) in Heidelberg, Germany (DEU), fire a 105 mm Howitzer during practice for the 60th Anniversary D-Day Ceremony at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France (FRA).  American military members from across the US European Command (USEUCOM) are in the Normandy region of France as members of Joint Task Force (JTF) Normandy-60, supporting ceremonies commemorating the Allied D-Day Invasions of June 6, 1944

Honor Guard members of the Military Police Company (MPC) in Heidelberg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colleville Sur Mer State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Czyz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

The sun rises over the American Military Cemetery at Colleville sur Mer, France (FRA), above the Omaha Beach section of Normandy, 60 years after the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

The sun rises over the American Military Cemetery at Colleville sur Me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift

Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift

Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, flys over the terrain of Normandy to practice their manuauers in Northern France; June 3, 2015. This is the 71st Anniversary of the D-Day invas... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Ryan Hildebran, 529th Military Police Company (MP CO), Heidelberg, Germany (DEU), walks through the American Cemetery during the 60th Anniversary of D-Day viewing the Latin Cross markers of American servicemen killed during World War II (WWII). The cemetery is in the village of Colleville-sur-Mer, France (FRA), overlooking Omaha Beach

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Ryan Hildebran, 529th Mili...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Army (USA) Honor Guard members US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Monica Alvarado (left), Ammo Bearer, USA SPC Jarrod Ryan, Loader, and USA STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Lee Price (right), Gun Commander, 529th Military Police Company (MP CO), Heidelberg, Germany (DEU), fire a 105mm howitzer during practice for the 60th Anniversary D-Day ceremony at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) Honor Guard members US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Clas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

D-Day veteran US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) (Ret) Wayne Chase, 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS), pauses to reflect at the grave of an unknown Soldier in Normandy American Cemetery OMAHA Beach. France (FRA), after a D-Day ceremony. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

D-Day veteran US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) (Ret) Wayne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: American Cemetery, Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

Todays peace and tranquility of Utah Beach belies the Pandemonium of June 6, 1944, when more than 3,000 US Soldiers died taking the beach 60 years ago. The American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, containing the graves of more than 9,000 Soldiers, overlooks Omaha Beach

Todays peace and tranquility of Utah Beach belies the Pandemonium of J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colleville Sur Mer State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Czyz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Todays peace and tranquility of Utah Beach belies the Pandemonium of June 6, 1944, when more than 3,000 US Soldiers died taking the beach 60 years ago. The American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, containing the graves of more than 9,000 Soldiers, overlooks Omaha Beach

Todays peace and tranquility of Utah Beach belies the Pandemonium of J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colleville Sur Mer State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Czyz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), flies along a portion of the coastline of the Normandy Province in France. During World War II (WW II) this area was designated OMAHA BEACH and it was one of five invasion beachheads used by Allied forces on D-Day

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter assigned to the 21...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

An aerial view showing the Normandy American Cemetery located in Normandy, France, with a portion of the coastline designated OMAHA BEACH during World War II (WW II). visible in the background

An aerial view showing the Normandy American Cemetery located in Norma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Normandy American Cemetery State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Colette M. Horton, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), relax prior to boarding an aircraft for a jump onto the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Charles Cooley (right), Jumpmaster, XVIII Airborne (ABN) Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), performs a check on USA STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Wesley Thomas Neel (left), Jumpmaster, XVIII ABN Corps, making sure his equipment is properly attached prior to boarding an aircraft for a jump onto the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) commemorating the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Charles Cooley (right), Jumpm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Latin Cross and Star of David markers of more than 9,000 Americans killed in the Normandy, France (FRA), region during World War II (WWII) were laid to rest in the American Cemetery in the village of Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. Among those buried are more than 300 unknown Soldiers

Latin Cross and Star of David markers of more than 9,000 Americans kil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Soldiers enroute to Omaha Beach, Governors Island National Monument, 1944.

Soldiers enroute to Omaha Beach, Governors Island National Monument, 1...

Soldiers from Company E, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment 'Rangers', 1st Infantry Division, First Army aboard the USS Samuel Chase enroute to Easy Red Sector of Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944. Some of these sol... More

Artwork: "Exit from Omaha Beach". Artist: Harrison Standley, Normandy, France, 1944. Catalog Number: D.4.282.46

Artwork: "Exit from Omaha Beach". Artist: Harrison Standley, Normandy,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Road to Normandy - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Road to Normandy - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Original caption: Soldiers coming ashore on a pontoon causeway built by the SeaBees. This causeway was laid down at Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion. Publicity and Press Files

A black and white photo of a group of people on a boat. Landing craft omaha beach normandy.

A black and white photo of a group of people on a boat. Landing craft ...

A group of soldiers in the water / Troops of the 1st division, coming out of the water / Public domain stock photo.

 Omaha Beach is the site of one of the bloodiest battles in American military history - Operation Overlord - more commonly known as D-Day.

Omaha Beach is the site of one of the bloodiest battles in American m...

NORMANDY, France (Jun. 03, 2019) Omaha Beach is the site of one of the bloodiest battles in American military history - Operation Overlord - more commonly known as D-Day. This week commemorates the 75th anniver... More

Robert Watson, a Sailor who was attached to the 6th Beach Battalion that stormed Omaha Beach during D-Day, June 6, 1944, addresses the audience during Beachmaster Unit (BMU) 1�s 58th anniversary celebration.

Robert Watson, a Sailor who was attached to the 6th Beach Battalion th...

CORONADO, Calif. (Jul. 13, 2007) Robert Watson, a Sailor who was attached to the 6th Beach Battalion that stormed Omaha Beach during D-Day, June 6, 1944, addresses the audience during Beachmaster Unit (BMU) 1s ... More

Photograph of American Assault Troops

Photograph of American Assault Troops

Original caption: American assault troops of the 3rd Bat., 16th Regt., 1st US Inf. Div., who failed in their attempt to storm across a narrow strip of beach in Collville Sure Mer, Normandy, to the comparative s... More

Photograph of American Assault Troops Moving onto a Beachhead on the Northern Coast of France

Photograph of American Assault Troops Moving onto a Beachhead on the N...

Original caption: Invasion…Carrying full equipment, American assault troops move onto a beachhead on the northern coast of France. Landing craft, in the background, jams the harbor. June 6, 1944. Omaha Beach ... More

American Assault Troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment, Injured While Storming Omaha Beach, Wait by the Chalk Cliffs for Evacuation to a Field Hospital for Further Medical Treatment, Collville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

American Assault Troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment, Injured While S...

Photographs of American Military Activities Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Landing Craft Approaching Omaha Beach

Photograph of Landing Craft Approaching Omaha Beach

Original caption: Landing craft of all sizes approach Omaha Beach filled with assault troops comprising the first wave to set foot French soil. Normandy. June 6, 1944. Index to Personalities in the U.S. Army... More

Photograph of American Assault Troops with Full Equipment Moving onto Omaha Beach

Photograph of American Assault Troops with Full Equipment Moving onto ...

Original caption: American assault troops with full equipment move onto Omaha Beach behind heavy material including half-tracks and DUKWS. Smoke in the background is from Naval gunfire supporting the landing. ... More

Five Soldiers of the 413th AAA Gun Battalion Near Omaha Beach

Five Soldiers of the 413th AAA Gun Battalion Near Omaha Beach

Photographs of American Military Activities Public domain photograph of people having fun at picnic in the park, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

AST-13-814 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project - Apollo Soyuz Test Project, France, Normandie, Le Havre, Omaha Beach, Mount St. Michel, Cherbourg

AST-13-814 - Apollo Soyuz Test Project - Apollo Soyuz Test Project, Fr...

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP),France,Normandie,Le Havre,Omaha Beach,Mount St. Michel, Cherbourg. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) of Photo 205:17:10,Ground Ela... More

Artwork: "An LST Grounded on Omaha Beach", Normandy, France, 1944, ink, 7-1/4" X 10". Artist: Manuel Bromberg. Catalog Number: D.4.234.46. US Army Art Collection

Artwork: "An LST Grounded on Omaha Beach", Normandy, France, 1944, ink...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Troops from the Allied nations paticipating in the D-Day invasion line up in formation during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary celebration of D-Day, the invasion of Europe

Troops from the Allied nations paticipating in the D-Day invasion line...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan and President and Mrs. Francois Mitterrand of France pass through a cordon of US and French troops during a wreath-laying ceremony at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach. The ceremony is part of the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan and President and Mrs. Francois Mitte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Troops from the Allied nations paticipating in the D-Day invasion line up in formation during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary celebration of D-Day, the invasion of Europe

Troops from the Allied nations paticipating in the D-Day invasion line...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A US Army band performs during a ceremony at Omaha Beach commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe. (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Army band performs during a ceremony at Omaha Beach commemorating...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Queen Elizabeth II of England stands beside President Francois Mitterrand of France during a ceremony at Omaha Beach commorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

Queen Elizabeth II of England stands beside President Francois Mitterr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

President Ronald Reagan speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe. To the left stands President Mitterrand of France

President Ronald Reagan speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

President Ronald Reagan speaks with President Mitterrand of France during a wreath-laying ceremony at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe. To the left stands Mrs. Reagan and in the background is Mrs. Mitterrand

President Ronald Reagan speaks with President Mitterrand of France dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Mrs. Ronald Reagan and Mrs. Francois Mitterrand of France attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach. The ceremony is part of the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

Mrs. Ronald Reagan and Mrs. Francois Mitterrand of France attend a wre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

President Ronald Reagan speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach. The ceremony is part of the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

President Ronald Reagan speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

President Ronald Reagan and President Francois Mitterrand of France attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Omaha Beach on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

President Ronald Reagan and President Francois Mitterrand of France at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beach Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A French police officer speaks with US soldiers participating in a re-actment of the battle of Omaha Beach on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe. The soldiers are riding in a restored World War II jeep

A French police officer speaks with US soldiers participating in a re-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Paratroopers perform during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary celebration of D-Day, the invasion of Europe

Paratroopers perform during a ceremony commemorating the 40th annivers...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

President Ronald Reagan and President and Mrs. Francois Mitterrand of France pass through a cordon of French and American troops as they depart after a wreath-laying ceremony at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

President Ronald Reagan and President and Mrs. Francois Mitterrand of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Paratroopers perform during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary celebration of D-Day, the invasion of Europe

Paratroopers perform during a ceremony commemorating the 40th annivers...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Naomi Nover of Nover News Service, Washington, District of Columbia, discusses her experiences as a reporter during World War II with a French correspondent prior to a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary celebration of D-Day, the invasion of Europe

Naomi Nover of Nover News Service, Washington, District of Columbia, d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Jim Ramage, a veteran of the Normandy landing during World War II, is interviewed during his visit to the American cemetery at Omaha Beach on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

Jim Ramage, a veteran of the Normandy landing during World War II, is ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

President Ronald Reagan and President Francois Mitterrand of France attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach. The ceremony is part of the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

President Ronald Reagan and President Francois Mitterrand of France at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A World War II veteran attends a ceremony at Omaha Beach commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

A World War II veteran attends a ceremony at Omaha Beach commemorating...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US and French soldiers march in formation during a wreath-laying ceremony at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach during the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe. (SUBSTANDARD)

US and French soldiers march in formation during a wreath-laying cerem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

World leaders, including President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth of England, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Olav of Norway, King Baudouin of Belgium, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and French President Francois Mitterrand attend a ceremony at Omaha Beach commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

World leaders, including President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Queen Eliza...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The flags of Belgium, Canada, United States, France, Great Britain, Norway, and the Netherlands are displayed at Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

The flags of Belgium, Canada, United States, France, Great Britain, No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Canadian flag is raised at Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

The Canadian flag is raised at Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemora...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A French honor guard participates in a ceremony at Omaha Beach commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

A French honor guard participates in a ceremony at Omaha Beach commemo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The flags of Belgium, Canada, United States, France, Great Britain, Norway, and the Netherlands are displayed at Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

The flags of Belgium, Canada, United States, France, Great Britain, No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The British flag flies at Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

The British flag flies at Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemorating ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

World War II aircraft fly over Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

World War II aircraft fly over Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemora...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

World leaders and other dignitaries attend ceremony at Omaha Beach commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

World leaders and other dignitaries attend ceremony at Omaha Beach com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crowds of people gather at Omaha Beach for a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

Crowds of people gather at Omaha Beach for a ceremony commemorating th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A U.S. military color guard participates in a ceremony at Omaha Beach commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

A U.S. military color guard participates in a ceremony at Omaha Beach ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The French flag is raised at Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

The French flag is raised at Omaha Beach during a ceremony commemorati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

World leaders, including President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth of England, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Olav of Norway, King Baudouin of Belgium, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and French President Francois Mitterrand attend  a ceremony at Omaha Beach commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

World leaders, including President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Queen Eliza...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of a portion of the Normandy American Cemetery. The cemetery overlooks Omaha Beach, one of the beaches used by Allied forces for the invasion of France during World War II

A view of a portion of the Normandy American Cemetery. The cemetery ov...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of the Normandy American Cemetery. The cemetery overlooks Omaha Beach, one of the beaches used by Allied forces for the invasion of France during World War II

A view of the Normandy American Cemetery. The cemetery overlooks Omaha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura, U.S. Army Civil Affairs

Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura, U.S. Army Civil Affairs

Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, poses with World War II U.S. Army veteran Staff Sgt. Duane "Pinky" Pinkston shortly after listening to him recall the... More

U.S. Army and British paratroopers from various airborne

U.S. Army and British paratroopers from various airborne

U.S. Army and British paratroopers from various airborne units visit Merville Battery in Ouistreham, France, to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on June 1, 2012. Paratroopers from the Alli... More

Allied service members and locals of Normandy gather

Allied service members and locals of Normandy gather

Allied service members and locals of Normandy gather at Omaha Beach National Guard monument to pay respect to veterans who served during World War II June 5, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 service member... More

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted

On June 3, 2015, the town of Carentan, France, hosted service members of the Joint Task Force D-Day 71. The day included a tour of the town hall and historic sites such as the Angoville Au Plain church where tw... More

U.S. Army paratroopers from various airborne units

U.S. Army paratroopers from various airborne units

U.S. Army paratroopers from various airborne units and British paratroopers from the 4th Parachute Regiment, commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Merville Battery, France, June 1, 2012. Parat... More

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, commanding general of U.S.

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, commanding general of U.S.

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, and a WWII veteran from the Battle of Carentan stand side by side to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Carentan, France, Ju... More

A sandtable of the events of D-Day overlooks Omaha

A sandtable of the events of D-Day overlooks Omaha

A sandtable of the events of D-Day overlooks Omaha Beach. Service Members of Joint Task Force D-Day 71 visited historic D-Day sites June 2, 2015, as part of the events to commemorate the 71st anniversary, one o... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force commander, delivers a speech during a World War II commemoration June 4, 2015, in Picauville, France. Picauville hosted the memorial commemoration to hono... More

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, holds the colors as members of the Color Guard during a ceremony honoring the paratroopers that liberated the village in Sainte Mere Eglise, Norm... More

World War II re-enactors make final preparation to

World War II re-enactors make final preparation to

World War II re-enactors make final preparation to drive their Sherman tank to a ceremony June 4, 2015, to commemorate the U.S. Army’s efforts to liberate Montebourg, France, after the D-Day landings. More tha... More

U.S. Army Paratrooper Cpl. Kristin Tobey, United States

U.S. Army Paratrooper Cpl. Kristin Tobey, United States

U.S. Army Paratrooper Cpl. Kristin Tobey, United States Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), stands at parade rest while attending a ceremony to commemorate the 68th anniversary of ... More

Allied leaders salute the memorial of fallen U.S. service

Allied leaders salute the memorial of fallen U.S. service

Allied leaders salute the memorial of fallen U.S. service members at the Picauville 9th Air Force monument June 4, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 servicemembers from Europe and affiliated D-Day historica... More

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 2nd Ranger

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 2nd Ranger

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 2nd Ranger Battalion, hold the American Flag in front of the memorial at Point Du Hoc, Normandy, France; June 2, 2015. The 2nd Ranger Battalion was the unit who too... More

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 101st

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 101st

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, present the colors as members of the Color Guard for a ceremony at Chef Du Pont, Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over 380 service members ... More

Antoine and Alice Fernandez, dressed in vintage World

Antoine and Alice Fernandez, dressed in vintage World

Antoine and Alice Fernandez, dressed in vintage World War II U.S. Army uniforms, attend a WWII commemoration ceremony in Sainte Laurent sur Mer, France, June 6, 2015. A formation of U.S. Army Soldiers from the ... 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

A Boy Scout from the United States of America attends

A Boy Scout from the United States of America attends

A Boy Scout from the United States of America attends a ceremony held to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Ranville British Cemetery, France, Jun. 6, 2012. People from all over the world g... More

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 75th

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 75th

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, German Army Soldiers, and French civilians take a group photo together before a ceremony at Amfreville, Normandy, France; June 5, 2015. Over 3... More

The statue of Maj. Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th

The statue of Maj. Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th

The statue of Maj. Dick Winters of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands as reminder of the sacrifice of the Greatest Generation near Utah Beach, Normandy, France, Jun... More

World War II re-enactors pose as paratroopers in front

World War II re-enactors pose as paratroopers in front

World War II re-enactors pose as paratroopers in front of the Church of Sainte-Mère-Église while visiting to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, France, June 6, 2012. Re-enactors gather in N... More

U.S. Army retired Col. Keith Nightingale discusses

U.S. Army retired Col. Keith Nightingale discusses

U.S. Army retired Col. Keith Nightingale discusses events of the Utah beach landing as U.S. Army paratroopers from various airborne units, and British paratroopers from the 4th Para Regiment, commemorate the 68... More

U.S. Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Charles

U.S. Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Charles

U.S. Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony for Pfc. Charles DeGlopper, a paratrooper who died on D-Day during World War II on June 5, 2015, Normandy, France. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliat... More

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus awaits to place

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus awaits to place

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus awaits to place a wreath during a memorial service at Utah Beach, France to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, June 5, 2012. Distinguished guests from a... More

Soldiers assigned to the historic 507th Parachute Infantry

Soldiers assigned to the historic 507th Parachute Infantry

Soldiers assigned to the historic 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment pose for a picture after a ceremony. The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regime... More

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