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    Negreville Memorial Ceremony [Image 2 of 3]

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    An outdoor ceremony featuring French and American flags displayed together on bunting, suggesting a Franco-American commemorative or diplomatic event. A man wearing a French tricolor mayoral sash (écharpe tricolore) is speaking into a microphone, indicating an official municipal address. The presence of military uniform, musical instruments, and flag decorations suggests a formal public ceremony, possibly related to WWII commemoration or a town twinning event.

    NEGREVILLE, MANCHE, FRANCE

    06.03.2022

    Photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol 

    86th Airlift Wing

    Guy Ledenechal, the Mayor of Negreville, France, gives a speech during a D-Day ceremony June 3, 2022. Negreville has hosted a D-Day ceremony every year since 1999 to commemorate those who gave their lives to free France during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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    Date Taken: 06.03.2022
    Date Posted: 06.03.2022 15:43
    Photo ID: 7252817
    VIRIN: 220603-F-JM042-1315
    Resolution: 4860x3640
    Size: 5.34 MB
    Location: NEGREVILLE, MANCHE, FR
    Web Views: 50
    Downloads: 5

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    A military commemoration ceremony is taking place in what appears to be a French village, with soldiers in camouflage uniforms and an Air Force honor guard standing at attention. Two large military transport aircraft, consistent with C-130 Hercules, are performing a flyover above the assembled troops. The scene is decorated with French and American flags/bunting, suggesting a joint Franco-American memorial event, likely related to D-Day or WWII commemorations in Normandy.
    An outdoor ceremony featuring French and American flags displayed together on bunting, suggesting a Franco-American commemorative or diplomatic event. A man wearing a French tricolor mayoral sash (écharpe tricolore) is speaking into a microphone, indicating an official municipal address. The presence of military uniform, musical instruments, and flag decorations suggests a formal public ceremony, possibly related to WWII commemoration or a town twinning event.
    A memorial ceremony is taking place where children are laying flowers at a tribute site surrounded by floral arrangements. A U.S. Army soldier in camouflage uniform with an American flag patch is seated nearby observing. Both a Union Jack (British) flag and an American flag are visible in the background, suggesting an Allied commemorative event, likely related to WWII remembrance.

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