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    29th ID Soldiers honor Bedford Boys in early morning Omaha Beach ceremony [Image 21 of 26]

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    29th ID Soldiers honor Bedford Boys in early morning Omaha Beach ceremony

    VIERVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE

    06.05.2025

    Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra Gatti 

    Virginia National Guard Public Affairs

    U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 29th Infantry Division render honors to the U.S. and French flags during a ceremony honoring the Bedford Boys June 6, 2025, at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, 29th ID Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 116th Infantry Regiment, from the small community of Bedford, Virginia, were among the first to land on Omaha Beach at 6:30 a.m. That morning on the beach, 19 men from Alpha Company - the Bedford Boys - died, the largest per capita loss of any American town. More than 600 U.S. service members, including 30 from the 29th ID, are in Normandy to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

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    Date Taken: 06.05.2025
    Date Posted: 06.06.2025 08:22
    Photo ID: 9088833
    VIRIN: 250606-Z-SM601-1023
    Resolution: 3961x2635
    Size: 4.76 MB
    Location: VIERVILLE-SUR-MER, FR

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