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    Operation Market Garden veterans retrace their footsteps 81 years later [Image 3 of 3]

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    Operation Market Garden veterans retrace their footsteps 81 years later

    NETHERLANDS

    09.18.2025

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    U.S. Army Europe and Africa     

    U.S. Army WWII veteran Frank Stellar greets attendees at an Operation Market Garden Commemoration Ceremony at Groesbeek, the Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2025. Stellar flew B-17 missions over Europe in support of Operation Market Garden 81 years ago. Operation Market Garden was conducted by Allied powers during World War II from Sept. 17-27, 1944, and is considered the largest airborne operation in history, with more than 41,000 Allied jumpers being dropped into the Netherlands to occupy bridges until land forces arrived. Its intent was to open a liberation route into northern Germany, and it was split into two phases. Phase one, known as Market, used U.S. and British airborne forces to seize nine bridges. Phase two, known as Garden, used British land forces to further secure the bridges. (Courtesy Photo)

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    Date Taken: 09.18.2025
    Date Posted: 09.25.2025 04:58
    Photo ID: 9338493
    VIRIN: 250918-A-RW508-1022
    Resolution: 519x639
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    Location: NL

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