Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, NATO Allies, French civic leaders and locals gather for a monument ceremony in Chef-du-Pont, France, June 03, 2025. The ceremony was held to honor a group of 150 Soldiers from the 507th and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments who liberated Chef-du-Pont. 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. Participating 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 1st Sgt. Mireille Merilice-Roberts)
Date Taken: | 06.03.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.05.2025 03:00 |
Photo ID: | 9085311 |
VIRIN: | 250603-A-JH174-9914 |
Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
Size: | 7.8 MB |
Location: | FR |
Web Views: | 9 |
Downloads: | 2 |
This work, Rex Combs Monument Ceremony Commemorates D-Day Anniversary [Image 8 of 8], by 1SG Mireille Merilice, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.