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    82nd Airborne Combat Service Identification Badge Worn by Lt. Col. Marco Oledan at the Operation Market Garden Commemoration Jonkerbos Ceremony 2026 [Image 17 of 33]

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    The image shows a close-up of a U.S. Army dress uniform shoulder, featuring the distinctive 82nd Airborne Division patch. The patch consists of a blue 'AIRBORNE' tab above a red square bearing the 'AA' (All American) insignia within a blue circle. Rank insignia, appearing to be a Lieutenant Colonel oak leaf cluster, is also visible on the collar/shoulder area.

    WINKELSTEEGSEWEG, NETHERLANDS

    09.18.2026

    Photo by Maj. Nicholas Chopp 

    21st Theater Sustainment Command

    The 82nd Airborne Combat Service Identification Badge worn by Lt. Col. Marco Oledan during the Operation Market Garden Commemoration Jonkerbos ceremony in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Sept. 19, 2026. Jonkerbos War Cemetery in Nijmegen, Netherlands, contains the graves of more than 1,600 Commonwealth and Allied service members killed during World War II. The cemetery also sits near ground used by Soldiers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment as they prepared for the Waal River crossing during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. As the United States marks 250 years of independence, Operation Market Garden commemorations offer a living example of the long relationship between Americans and the Dutch. From Dutch trade and support during the American Revolution, symbolized by the First Salute at St. Eustatius in 1776, to American and Allied forces fighting together in the Netherlands in 1944, that history continues today through communities that preserve the memory of the those who served and through and enduring U.S.-Dutch partnership. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Nicholas Chopp)

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    Date Taken: 09.18.2026
    Date Posted: 09.19.2026 09:12
    Photo ID: 9951353
    VIRIN: 260919-A-UB904-3609
    Resolution: 5397x3598
    Size: 5.32 MB
    Location: WINKELSTEEGSEWEG, NL
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