Marcel Jean, mayor of Chef du Pont, France, remembers the heroic fighting of the 82nd Airborne Division's 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment along the Merderet River in a ceremony held June 3, 2011, to remember the fallen. After parachuting into, the 508th freed the village and captured a nearby bridge from the Germans during the Allied invasion of France, June 6, 1944. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Date Taken: | 06.03.2011 |
Date Posted: | 06.06.2011 09:35 |
Photo ID: | 411630 |
VIRIN: | 110603-A-3108M-001 |
Resolution: | 2100x1400 |
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Location: | CHEF DU PONT, AIN, FR |
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