815th Airlift Squadron drops paratroopers to commemorate D-Day 73
3:29 PM6/8/2017
Two 815th Airlift Squadron crews from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi participated in a six-ship multinational airborne mission near here in the Normandy region June 4, 2017 to commemorate D-Day 73.
73 years later, Iron Horse Soldiers continue D-Day legacy, commemorate service, sacrifice of WWII
2:29 PM6/8/2017
Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves marked the 73rd anniversary of the 4th Inf. Div.'s D-Day landing with U.S. Army Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, during a dedication ceremony for Montebourg's World War II memorial wall in the heart of the city center.
Every year during the first week of June, Sainte-Mere-Eglise and the surrounding towns commemorate Operation Overlord and honor those who sacrificed their lives on D-Day.
D-Day 73 commemoration: “We will never forget our heroes”
10:43 AM6/5/2017
This year marks the 73rd Anniversary of the D-Day landings and in remembrance of that day, U.S. Army paratroopers, from 173rd Airborne Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 82nd Airborne Division, foreign military, local French nationals, family and friends participated in a wreath-laying ceremony June 4, 2017, at the Iron Mike Memorial site here.