U.S. Army paratrooper veteran, Gene Metcalfe, (center), formally assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. Richard Clarke, (right), commander of the United States Special Operations Command, at the Oversteek Bridge, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 19, 2019. Metcalfe crossed the Waal River during the liberation of Nijmegen before being captured and becoming a prisoner of war. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. Commemorations honoring the Allied soldiers who participated in the historic airborne operation which liberated several Dutch towns take place Sept. 14-22, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Brecht)
Date Taken: | 09.19.2019 |
Date Posted: | 09.20.2019 10:35 |
Photo ID: | 5767833 |
VIRIN: | 190919-A-MF745-0039 |
Resolution: | 8055x5269 |
Size: | 4.58 MB |
Location: | NL |
Web Views: | 43 |
Downloads: | 3 |
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