D-Day 2019

World War II veteran Tom Rice (from left) renders honors for the playing of the national anthem along with Maj. Gen. Brian Winski, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, and Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan D. Barker during the 101st Airborne Division reenlistment ceremony in Carentan, France, June 7, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada, have converged in northwestern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Apolonia L. Gaspar)



By Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar Jun 08, 2019
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