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    A group of U.S. Army soldiers in MultiCam (OCP) camouflage uniforms are rendering a salute during a formal military ceremony. The soldiers wear distinctive maroon berets indicating airborne units, with visible 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division patches. Civilians and additional military personnel are visible in the background.

    SAINTE-MèRE-ÉGLISE, MANCHE, FRANCE

    06.02.2016

    Photo by Capt. Joseph Bush 

    82nd Airborne Division Artillery

    Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division participated in a joint ceremony with the French and Germans to commemorate the 72nd Anniversary of D-Day by laying flowers at the foot of the Airborne Troops Monument in Sainte-Mère-Église, France on June 2, 2016. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 72nd Anniversary as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 72. The Task Force is supporting local events across Normandy, From May 30 – 6 June, 2016 to commemorate the selfless actions by the allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 72 years later. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Joe Bush)

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    Date Taken: 06.02.2016
    Date Posted: 06.03.2016 17:37
    Photo ID: 2633521
    VIRIN: 160602-A-BG594-042
    Resolution: 5472x3648
    Size: 1.74 MB
    Location: SAINTE-MèRE-ÉGLISE, MANCHE, FR
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    A military ceremony is taking place near a granite memorial monument bearing the insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division ('AA' patch). Soldiers in modern camouflage uniforms serve as a color guard, holding the American flag and military unit flags. The setting appears to be an outdoor commemorative event, likely in Normandy, France, given the context of the 82nd Airborne memorial.
    A military memorial ceremony is taking place outdoors, likely in Normandy, France, commemorating the D-Day Airborne operations of June 1944. A color guard of soldiers in camouflage uniforms holds the American flag and an Airborne unit flag beside a granite memorial stone inscribed 'In Remembrance of the Airborne Spirit, Overlord June 1944.' The monument lists casualties from the United States (82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions), Great Britain, Canada, and France Libre.
    A U.S. Army military ceremony is taking place outdoors near a stone memorial monument inscribed 'In Remembrance of the Airborne Overlord 1944,' likely at Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France. Soldiers wearing maroon berets and MultiCam uniforms are participating, with one soldier speaking or singing into a microphone. The setting includes flags, a historic church in the background, and what appears to be a D-Day commemoration event.
    A group of U.S. Army soldiers in MultiCam (OCP) camouflage uniforms are rendering a salute during a formal military ceremony. The soldiers wear distinctive maroon berets indicating airborne units, with visible 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division patches. Civilians and additional military personnel are visible in the background.
    A military color guard ceremony is taking place at a memorial stone dedicated to Airborne forces of Operation Overlord, June 1944. Soldiers in camouflage uniforms and red berets carry the U.S. flag and an Airborne unit flag, standing before a granite monument inscribed with casualty figures for the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and France Libre. Civilians and other military personnel observe the ceremony in the background.
    Three elderly men in dark formal suits are participating in a military or veterans' ceremony, wearing white gloves and various medals and decorations. The man on the right wears a distinctive red beret and is rendering a salute, while the other two hold red ceremonial flags/standards with gold fringe. The setting appears to be an outdoor commemorative event, likely in France based on visible insignia.
    A U.S. Air Force three-star lieutenant general in a flight suit and service cap carries a floral wreath with red, white, and purple flowers during what appears to be a memorial ceremony. Behind him stands a formation of U.S. Army soldiers wearing maroon berets with 82nd Airborne Division patches, along with Navy personnel and a color guard bearing the American flag. The setting is an outdoor grassy area with trees, consistent with a military memorial or commemorative event.
    A military commemoration ceremony featuring a U.S. Army soldier identified by nameplate as 'REESE' wearing a maroon beret and dress uniform with the 82nd Airborne Division insignia, standing alongside a civilian woman in a blue jacket. Together they hold a floral wreath adorned with an American flag ribbon reading '82nd Airborne Division.' The background shows additional military personnel from what appears to be both U.S. and German armed forces, along with a unit guidon/flag.
    A German military soldier wearing flecktarn camouflage uniform and a red beret is laying a floral wreath at a memorial or monument. The wreath is adorned with a German flag ribbon (black, red, and gold), placed alongside another wreath decorated with American flag ribbon. This appears to be a formal commemorative ceremony, likely at a war memorial, representing German-American military cooperation or remembrance.
    A military memorial ceremony is taking place in what appears to be a French town square, with American military personnel and civilians paying respects at a monument. Two uniformed U.S. military officers — one in Air Force flight suit and one in Army dress uniform with red beret — are saluting, while a woman in a blue jacket stands between them. A large crowd of attendees, including veterans and civilians, observes the ceremony in the background.

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