CORONADO, Calif. (Aug. 15, 2021) U.S. Army paratrooper and World War II D-Day veteran, Tom Rice, from Coronado, California, of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 101st Airborne Division, C Company, shakes hands with U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Phifer of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at the historic Hotel del Coronado, after parachuting from a C-53 ‘D-Day Doll’ vintage aircraft during his 100th birthday celebration Aug. 15, 2021. Rice was one of the thousands of men who jumped behind enemy lines into France on June 6, 1944, D-Day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Hong)
Date Taken: | 08.15.2021 |
Date Posted: | 08.19.2021 13:14 |
Photo ID: | 6788077 |
VIRIN: | 210815-N-VF045-1195 |
Resolution: | 4651x3101 |
Size: | 2.05 MB |
Location: | CORONADO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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