Photo by Sgt. Tyler Brock | U.S. Army V Corps | 06.07.2025
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the V Corps Color Guard stand in formation as a French official delivers remarks during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Monument near the Father Maternowski Memorial in Amfreville, France, June 7, 2025. The event featured remarks by Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commanding general of V Corps, and honored the legacy of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Allied forces whose......
Photo by Sgt. Tyler Brock | U.S. Army V Corps | 06.07.2025
A vintage photo of George, great uncle of Sgt. 1st Class Taylor Prohammer, shows him geared up as a paratrooper during World War II. George served with the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment and participated in the D-Day invasion, a legacy that continues to inspire Prohammer’s service in the U.S. Army today. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Sgt. Tyler Brock | U.S. Army V Corps | 06.06.2025
Pfc. Kaitlyn Hulon (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Taylor Prohammer, both assigned to V Corps, rehearse their positions as part of the V Corps Color Guard ahead of a ceremony at the Signal Monument near Omaha Beach, France, June 6, 2025. The event, which featured remarks by Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commanding general of V Corps, honored the Soldiers who landed at Omaha Beach during the D-Day......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 06.06.2025
Coast Guard personnel pose for a group photo on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on the inaugural day of a new WWII monument that posthumously honored Jack Hamlin alongside Rescue Flotilla One, June 6, 2025; left to right: Senior Chief Petty Officers Przemyslaw Aleksandrowicz, Steven Schaadt, Chief Petty Officer Jose Carlos Marrero-Choe, Lt. David Roy, and Petty Officer 1st Class Alan Purcell.......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 06.06.2025
Coast Guard personnel participate in the inaugural ceremony of a new WWII monument at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, which posthumously honors the lifesaving and bravery of Jack Hamlin alongside Rescue Flotilla One, June 6, 2025. On D-Day alone, Rescue Flotilla One rescued 484 individuals and Hamlin’s rescue boat pulled scores of injured soldiers from the water that day; of the 484 total......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 06.06.2025
Coast Guard Lt. David Roy, an officer assigned to Coast Guard Activities Europe, and Mrs. Julie Hamlin, Jack Hamlin's daughter, participate in a ceremony to posthumously honor Jack Hamlin alongside Rescue Flotilla One at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. On D-Day alone, Rescue Flotilla One rescued 484 individuals and Hamlin’s rescue boat pulled scores of injured soldiers from the water that......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 06.06.2025
Coast Guard Lt. David Roy, an officer assigned to Coast Guard Activities Europe, salutes during a ceremony to posthumously honor Jack Hamlin alongside Rescue Flotilla One at Omaha Beach in Normandy France, June 6, 2025. On D-Day alone, Rescue Flotilla One rescued 484 individuals and Hamlin’s rescue boat pulled scores of injured soldiers from the water that day; of the 484 total rescued, 194......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 06.06.2025
The Coast Guard ball cap, jacket and a framed photo of Jack Hamlin, a Coast Guard chief petty officer and boatswain's mate who served as rescue swimmer on D-Day in 1944, are displayed during a ceremony to posthumously honor him alongside Rescue Flotilla One, June 6, 2025, at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. On D-Day alone, Rescue Flotilla One rescued 484 individuals and Hamlin’s rescue boat......
