Video by Staff Sgt. Isabell Nutt | Regional Media Center AFN Europe | 09.22.2025
U.S. and NATO military members, veterans, civil leaders, and local community members gathered to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Operation Market Garden in Ede, Netherlands, September 20, 2025 . The annual ceremony honored the Allied paratroopers of Operation Market Garden and their sacrifice during the liberation of the Netherlands. (U.S. Air force Video by Staff Sgt. Isabelle Nutt)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Isabell Nutt | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 09.20.2025
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Andrew Cecil, deputy commanding general for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, speaks with American Forces Network Europe during the Airborne Luchtlandingen en Herdenking on the Ginkelse Heide in Ede, Netherlands, on Sept. 20, 2025. The event featured U.S. paratroopers alongside NATO allies conducting commemorative jumps honoring Operation......
Video by Staff Sgt. Isabell Nutt | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 09.18.2025
Word War II veterans share their stories of service and survival with Dutch schoolchildren in Groesbeek, Netherlands, on Sept. 18, 2025. The visit marked 81 years since Operation Market Garden and underscored the enduring importance of remembrance and reconciliation. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sergeant Isabell Nutt)...
Video by Sgt. Aiden OMarra | 82nd Airborne Division | 09.17.2025
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division join the 81st commemoration of Operation Market Garden in Grave, Netherlands on Sept. 17, 2025. Each year, U.S. Army units partner with Dutch communities to celebrate their shared history from the campaign and the initial liberation of the Netherlands during World War II. (U.S. Army B-Roll package by Sgt. Aiden O’Marra)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Isabell Nutt | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 09.17.2025
U.S., U.K., Dutch, and German leaders took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Thompson Bridge in Grave, Netherlands, on Sept. 17, 2025. The ceremony honored the 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers who secured the crossing during Operation Market Garden in World War II. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sergeant Isabell Nutt)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Isabell Nutt | U.S. Army Europe and Africa | 09.16.2025
U.S. and Allied military personnel alongside civic leaders from the Netherlands, commemorated the unveiling of a monument in honor of U.S. Army 1LT Hanford A. Files in Grave, Netherlands, on Sept. 16, 2025. The monument recognized 1LT Files for his heroic actions on 17 September, 1944 during Operation Market Garden. Operation Market Garden was an ambitious Allied military offensive launched in......
Video by Staff Sgt. Donte Shelton | 49th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.15.2025
A memorial honoring 1st Lt. Hanford A. Files, who was killed at the site on Sept. 17, 1944, during Operation Market Garden, is unveiled in Grave, Netherlands, Sept. 16, 2025. Designed by Dutch artist Joshua Pennings, the statue stands as a lasting tribute to the paratroopers who fought for the freedom of Europe during World War II. The ceremony featured the honors rendered by the 82nd Airborne......
Video by Staff Sgt. Isabell Nutt | Regional Media Center AFN Europe | 09.15.2025
U.S. and Allied military personnel alongside civic leaders from the Netherlands, commemorated the unveiling of a monument in honor of U.S. Army 1LT Hanford A. Files in Grave, Netherlands, on Sept. 16, 2025. The monument recognized 1LT Files for his heroic actions on 17 September, 1944 during Operation Market Garden. Operation Market Garden was an ambitious Allied military offensive launched in......
