D-Day 75
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D-Day 2019
9:45 AM6/8/2019
190606-N-HT014-1712 Sainte-Marie Du Mont, France (June 6, 2019) World War II veteran Mr. Eugene Kleindl signs an autograph for a local student after being presented with sand from Utah Beach, at the Utah Beach commemoration ceremony. The commemoration was held to honor the thousands of American Soldiers who landed and fought at Utah Beach on D-Day. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied Invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, the apex being held June 6th at the American Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernesto Bonilla)
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D-Day 2019
9:44 AM6/8/2019
190606-N-HT014-1711 Sainte-Marie Du Mont, France (June 6, 2019) World War II veteran Mr. Eugene Kleindl gives the crowd a thumbs up upon entering the Utah Beach commemoration Ceremony, to honor the thousands of American Soldiers who landed and fought at Utah Beach on D-Day. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied Invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, the apex being held June 6th at the American Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernesto Bonilla)
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D-Day 2019
9:37 AM6/8/2019
190607-N-HT014-1785 Sainte-Marie Du Mont, France (June 7, 2019) U.S. Navy SEALs assigned to Naval Special Warfare Unit 2, collect debris after a reenactment of the D-day beach clearing at Utah Beach in period dress, in Sainte-Marie Du Mont, France June 7, 2019. The SEALs cleared the beach in honor of the first combatants of operation Neptune, on Utah Beach, including men from Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDU). More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied Invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, the apex being held June 6th at the American Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernesto Bonilla)
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D-Day 2019
9:26 AM6/8/2019
190606-N-HT014-1710 Sainte-Marie Du Mont, France (June 6, 2019) U.S. service members joined partnering nations at the Utah Beach commemoration Ceremony, to honor the thousands of American Soldiers who landed and fought at Utah Beach on D-Day. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied Invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, the apex being held June 6th at the American Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ernesto Bonilla)
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D-Day 2019
9:14 AM6/6/2019
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Bobby Lynn, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) places American flags on graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, June 5, 2019 as part of commemorations of the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied Invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day.
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