Two C-130J Hercules conduct flyovers during a D-Day 81 ceremony in Saint-Mere-Eglise, June 5, 2025. The ceremony was held in honor of World War II paratroopers with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division who landed in Saint-Mere-Eglise and liberated the town from Nazi occupation, June 6, 1944. 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 Sgt. Anthony Ackah-Mensah)
Date Taken: | 06.04.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.06.2025 14:37 |
Photo ID: | 9088481 |
VIRIN: | 250605-A-QT852-7276 |
Resolution: | 3376x6000 |
Size: | 1.54 MB |
Location: | FR |
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