U.S. President Barack Obama, front right, and French President Francois Hollande, front left, pass an honor guard of U.S. Army paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Special Operations Command Europe and French soldiers at the start of a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2014. The morning of June 6, 1944, Allied forces conducted a massive airborne assault and amphibious landing in the Normandy region of France. The invasion marked the beginning of the final phase of World War II in Europe, which ended with the surrender of Germany the following May. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. A.M. LaVey/Released)
Date Taken: | 06.06.2014 |
Date Posted: | 06.14.2014 21:58 |
Photo ID: | 1399192 |
VIRIN: | 140606-A-IK450-004 |
Resolution: | 4579x2665 |
Size: | 3.54 MB |
Location: | COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FR |
Web Views: | 16 |
Downloads: | 2 |
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