Video by Sgt. Joseph Mcdonald | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 06.03.2021
Honoring the 300 U.S. Army Soldiers of the 90th Infantry and 82nd Airborne Division who died liberating Gourbesville, U.S. Army Europe and Africa Deputy Commanding General Maj. Gen. Joe Jarrard, talks about the importance and history of these American Heroes June 3, 2021 at the Crossroads Memorial site Normandy, France. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Joseph McDonald)...
Video by Airman 1st Class Zoe Wiggins | Regional Media Center AFN Europe | 06.07.2020
U.S. Army units with historic-lineage to D-Day who were unable to participate in the 76th Anniversary commemorative events in Normandy, France this year due to COVID-19, wrote and signed a letter to the people of France published in a French newspaper June 6, 2020. While the U.S. Army cannot be physically present, they stand virtually alongside our European allies and partners in honoring......
Video by Master Sgt. Matthew Plew | 48th Fighter Wing | 06.06.2020
F-15 Eagles assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conduct a flypast over Normandy, France in support of the 76th anniversary of D-Day June 6, 2020. An epic multinational operation, D-Day forged partnerships and reinforces trans-Atlantic bonds that remain to this day. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Matthew Plew)...
Video by Robert Sekula | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 06.06.2020
Every year, U.S. European Command Components and historic-lineage military units from the U.S. participate in D-Day commemoration ceremonies in the Normandy region of France. Due to COVID-19, the most disruptive global crisis since World War II, most D-Day 76 events/ceremonies are cancelled this year. While coronavirus has interrupted life around the world to an unprecedented degree, the D-Day......
Video by Sgt. Dani Debehets and Robert Sekula | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 06.06.2020
Every year, U.S. European Command Components and historic-lineage military units from the U.S. participate in D-Day commemoration ceremonies in the Normandy region of France. Due to COVID-19, the most disruptive global crisis since World War II, most D-Day 76 events/ceremonies are cancelled this year. While coronavirus has interrupted life around the world to an unprecedented degree, the D-Day......
Video by Cpl. Kevin Payne | Regional Media Center AFN Europe | 06.05.2020
76 years ago, on June 6th, 1944, the allied powers, who fought for freedom and liberation from the tyranny of the axis powers, landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. Although we cannot hold ceremonies and events honoring the brave men and women who fought for the liberation of Europe, we can still remember those heroes. Last year, more than two-thousand allied troops celebrated the 75th......
Video by Cpl. Kevin Payne | Regional Media Center AFN Europe | 06.05.2020
AFN Europe honors the 156,000 Allied troops that took part in Operation Overlord, D-Day, 76 years ago this weekend. Video contains USAEUR Band playing music with archival footage from WWII and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Order of the Day Speech....
Video by Staff Sgt. Katelynn Moeller | Regional Media Center AFN Europe | 06.05.2020
June 6th 2020 marks the 76th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. Normally U.S. military members, Veterans and French citizens gather to remember and honor those who fought on that day. A long standing tradition is for military members to give out patches to children. This year due to Covid-19 a long standing tradition continues on with a new twist. Narrator: SSgt Katie......
