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    Paratroopers deliver flags to Garmisch German-American Friendship Day [Image 2 of 5]

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    Two skydivers are descending under matching red-and-yellow parachutes against a clear blue sky. Each skydiver is trailing a national flag — one carries the United States flag and the other carries the German flag. This appears to be a ceremonial or demonstration parachute jump, likely at a military or airshow event.

    GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, BAYERN, GERMANY

    07.16.2026

    Photo by Kayla Overton 

    U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria

    Paratroopers flags George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Paratroopers deliver flags to Garmisch German-American Friendship Day.

    Courtesy photo taken by Karlheinz Wedhorn, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.

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    Date Taken: 07.16.2026
    Date Posted: 07.21.2026 09:53
    Photo ID: 9822280
    VIRIN: 260716-A-WK601-5605
    Resolution: 2126x1535
    Size: 430.11 KB
    Location: GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, BAYERN, DE
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    A U.S. Army Colonel named Drouin and a civilian woman are jointly cutting a large ceremonial cake using a military saber. The cake is decorated with German and American colors (black, red, yellow, and blue/red/white) and reads 'German-American Friendship Day'. The event appears to be taking place outdoors at a military community event, likely in Germany based on the Alpine-style architecture visible in the background.
    Two skydivers are descending under matching red-and-yellow parachutes against a clear blue sky. Each skydiver is trailing a national flag — one carries the United States flag and the other carries the German flag. This appears to be a ceremonial or demonstration parachute jump, likely at a military or airshow event.
    A U.S. Army officer in camouflage uniform speaks at an outdoor podium during what appears to be a military ceremony. The event is set against a dramatic Alpine mountain backdrop with a U.S. flag visible on a flagpole, suggesting a military installation in the Bavarian Alps region of Germany. Multiple ceremonial flags, including a blue-and-white Bavarian flag and a U.S. Army unit flag, are displayed alongside the speaker.
    A woman with blonde hair is speaking at a wooden podium with a microphone at an outdoor event. She is wearing a dark blazer over a white shirt and appears to be delivering a speech. Two flags are visible behind her — a United States flag on the left and what appears to be a Greek flag on the right.
    A traditional Bavarian beer barrel tapping ceremony is taking place outdoors, likely at an Oktoberfest-style event in the Alps region of Germany. A man in traditional Bavarian lederhosen and apron is tapping a 'Benediktiner Weissbräu' wooden barrel while dignitaries and guests look on smiling. An American flag is visible in the background along with a dramatic Alpine mountain backdrop.

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