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Maj. Matthew Piosa, with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, pauses to take a picture of a bunker at Pointe Du Hoc. Pointe du Hoc is a 100-foot cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy, located between Utah and Omaha Beach. It was a German observation point fortified with concrete casements and gun pits. On D-Day it was the objective for the U.S. Army Rangers; they assaulted and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs. Service Members of Joint Task Force D-Day 71 visited historic D-Day sites June 2, 2015, as part of the events to commemorate the 71st anniversary, one of which was Pointe du Hoc. Over 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 71st Anniversary as part of JTF D-Day 71. The Task Force, based in Saint Mere Eglise, France, is supporting local events across Normandy, from June 2-8, 2015, to commemorate the selfless actions by all the allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 71 years later. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Saska Ball, USACAPOC(A) PAO)
| Date Taken: | 06.02.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2015 15:40 |
| Photo ID: | 2008189 |
| VIRIN: | 150602-A-DI144-277 |
| Resolution: | 2848x4288 |
| Size: | 1.76 MB |
| Location: | NORMANDY, FR |
| Web Views: | 60 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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