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    Operation Cowboy: Ceremony to Remember [Image 33 of 41]

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    Operation Cowboy: Ceremony to Remember

    HOSTOUN, CZECH REPUBLIC

    04.30.2025

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Randis Monroe 

    Training Support Activity Europe           

    Lt. Gen. Karel Rehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Czech Republic, speaks to the crowd during the 80th Anniversary ceremony of Operation Cowboy near Hostoun, Czech Republic, April 30, 2025. Operation Cowboy was a rescue mission led by U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Reconnaissance Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Group alongside German Army soldiers to save hundreds of horses, including the world-famous Lipizzaner horses, from the advancing Red Army in the final days of the Second World War. The ceremony honors two U.S. Soldiers who were killed in battle during the liberation operation, Pfc. Raymond Manz and Tech 5 Owen Sutton. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Randis Monroe)

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    Date Taken: 04.30.2025
    Date Posted: 05.01.2025 14:26
    Photo ID: 9007829
    VIRIN: 250430-A-XB890-1428
    Resolution: 8256x5504
    Size: 13.84 MB
    Location: HOSTOUN, CZ

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