An Infantry Soldier assigned to the 11th Airborne Division takes a photo of the WWII sign where Col. Roy E. Lindquist touched down and commanded the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division for the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landing near Amfreville, France, June 3, 2025. Paratroopers from the 507th and 508th fought to secure Amfreville after a scattered D-Day drop, holding the line against German forces near the Merderet River. U.S. military personnel and equipment will commemorate the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, widely known as D-Day. Service members from approximately 25 units will take part in more than 80 commemorative events from June 3 to June 8, in approximately 40 French communities throughout the Normandy region -- including a bilateral ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery on June 6, and a commemorative airborne operation on June 8. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)
Date Taken: | 06.02.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.04.2025 14:01 |
Photo ID: | 9083628 |
VIRIN: | 250603-A-OB588-2393 |
Resolution: | 2048x1365 |
Size: | 900.69 KB |
Location: | FR |
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