U.S. Army Capt. Marcus Prosser and Spc. Hijinio Hernandez with 75th Rangers Regiment and local French civic leaders lay wreaths in honor of U.S. Army Ranger Maj. Gen. James Earl Rudder, commander of the Point du Hoc Invasion, at eglise Notre-Dame de Cricqueville-en-Bessin in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France, June 5, 2025. U.S. military personnel are in France to mark the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. More than 80 commemorative events take place from June 3 to 8 across approximately 40 communities in the Normandy region, including a bilateral ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery on June 6 and an airborne operation on June 8. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Elliott Kim)
Date Taken: | 06.05.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.25.2025 09:45 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 966533 |
VIRIN: | 250605-A-OC809-5872 |
Filename: | DOD_111069163 |
Length: | 00:00:58 |
Location: | CRICQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN, FR |
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