U.S. Soldiers from 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade, French civic leaders, civilians, and representatives from Allied military forces attend the Rex Combs Monument Ceremony at Chef-du-Pont, France, June 3, 2025. The ceremony honors the 150 Soldiers from the 507th and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments who liberated Chef-du-Pont. U.S. military personnel will commemorate the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, widely known as D-Day. Service members from approximately 25 units will take part in more than 80 commemorative events from June 3 to June 8, in approximately 40 French communities throughout the Normandy region -- including a bilateral ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery on June 6, and a commemorative airborne operation on June 8. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Elliott Kim)
Date Taken: | 06.02.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.11.2025 05:51 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 965359 |
VIRIN: | 250603-A-OC809-9186 |
Filename: | DOD_111047357 |
Length: | 00:01:14 |
Location: | CHEF-DU-PONT, FR |
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