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    Commemorating D-Day 78 – A salute to sacrifice [Image 1 of 2]

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    An aerial photograph taken from the open ramp of a military aircraft showing the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Colleville-sur-Mer, France, overlooking Omaha Beach. The image captures the distinctive grid of white grave markers, the memorial building, visitor center, and the surrounding wooded landscape adjacent to the sandy coastline. The perspective from the aircraft ramp provides a dramatic bird's-eye view of this historic World War II site.

    NORMANDY, MANCHE, FRANCE

    06.06.2022

    Photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol 

    86th Airlift Wing

    A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, flies over a D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery, Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. The Normandy American Cemetery is where 9,886 American service members are buried who were killed during the Normandy Landing on June 6, 1944, as they stormed the beaches of Normandy and began the liberation of Western Europe. (U.S. Air For photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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    Date Taken: 06.06.2022
    Date Posted: 06.08.2022 04:41
    Photo ID: 7259787
    VIRIN: 220606-F-JM042-1047
    Resolution: 4386x2157
    Size: 4.33 MB
    Location: NORMANDY, MANCHE, FR

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