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    Col. Geoffrey Wright Gives Remarks at the Operation Market Garden Aaron Julian Cook Building Ceremony 2026 [Image 26 of 26]

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    An outdoor public gathering or ceremony is taking place in front of a brick building with the partial name 'AARON' visible on its facade. A uniformed military officer stands at a podium addressing a seated audience of predominantly older adults. The event appears to be a formal commemoration or memorial ceremony, with some attendees wearing Norwegian national scarves.

    NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS

    09.19.2026

    Photo by Maj. Nicholas Chopp 

    21st Theater Sustainment Command

    U.S. Army Col. Geoffrey Wright, assigned to U.S. Army Europe and Africa, gives remarks during the ceremony at the Aaron Julian Cook Building in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Sept. 20, 2026. The ceremony honored the legacy of Maj. Julian Aaron Cook and the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division who crossed the Waal River under heavy enemy fire 82 years ago during Operation Market Garden. Cook, commander of 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, led the assault across the river that helped Allied forces seize Nijmegen’s critical bridges. 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 those who served and through an enduring U.S.-Dutch partnership. (U.S. Army photos by Maj. Nicholas M. Chopp)

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    Date Taken: 09.19.2026
    Date Posted: 09.20.2026 10:53
    Photo ID: 9952317
    VIRIN: 260920-A-UB904-9267
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    Location: NIJMEGEN, NL
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