Col. François Reynaud, left, commanding officer, Régiment d’infanterie de Marine du Pacifique-Polynésie, salutes senior leaders and distinguished guests during the Bazeilles Day Ceremony for Exercise DELAYEN, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2025. The celebration of the 155th Bazeilles Day commemorates a pivotal moment for the French Armed Forces during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 where French marines were outnumbered by their enemy ten-to-one during one of the first recorded instances of urban warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Moses S. Lopez Franco)
Date Taken: | 09.04.2025 |
Date Posted: | 09.12.2025 16:07 |
Photo ID: | 9309029 |
VIRIN: | 250904-M-NI027-2015 |
Resolution: | 6535x3676 |
Size: | 1.67 MB |
Location: | ARUE, PF |
Web Views: | 10 |
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