U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn, left, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and French Navy Rear Adm. Guillaume Pinget, commander, Armed Forces of French Polynesia, watch FAF soldiers perform the Fa’ataupati dance following 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. Glynn is native of Albany, New York. (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: | 9309034 |
VIRIN: | 250904-M-NI027-2042 |
Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
Size: | 1.45 MB |
Location: | ARUE, PF |
Hometown: | ALBANY, NEW YORK, US |
Web Views: | 11 |
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