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    Memorial Service Held in Pegnitz for Fallen Soldiers [Image 12 of 15]

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    Memorial Service Held in Pegnitz for Fallen Soldiers

    PEGNITZ, BAYERN, GERMANY

    08.17.2026

    Photo by Cpl. Thomas Dixon 

    7th Army Training Command

    Wolfgang Nierhoff, Mayor of Pegnitz, and Col. David Henderson, 41st Field Artillery Brigade Commander, honor service members from 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, and 4th Aviation Company, 15th Aviation Group, who were casualties in a 1971 Chinook CH-47 crash during a memorial service in Pegnitz, Germany, Aug. 18, 2026. On Aug. 18, 1971, 37 Soldiers died near Pegnitz, Germany, resulting in the most casualties involving American troops in West Germany since the end of World War II. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Thomas Dixon)

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    Date Taken: 08.17.2026
    Date Posted: 08.18.2026 10:05
    Photo ID: 9875000
    VIRIN: 260817-A-EF519-8375
    Resolution: 2018x3027
    Size: 1.81 MB
    Location: PEGNITZ, BAYERN, DE

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