Joint Task Force D-Day 71 visits D-Day sites 150602-A-DI144-412

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, 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):Unit: U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne):DVIDS Tags: Marine; Soldier; 82nd Airborne Division; AFN; USAFE; 82nd; France; NAVEUR; Honor; USACAPOC; 4th Infantry Division; Band of Brothers; Normandy; Rangers; re-enactment; Sacrifice; S

Date

2015-06-02

Photographer / author

Capt. Saska Ball

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

4,288 × 2,848 pixels

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