Operation Normandy 2012 120605-A-PP104-069

Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, listens to a tour guide while looking out over Utah Beach, France, following a ceremony to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, June 5, 2012. Distinguished guests from all over the world gather in Normandy each year as a remembrance to the military service members who fought in the effort to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II June 6, 1944. The commemoration, which includes ceremonies for the over 9,000 service members who gave their lives during the invasion and airborne operations, allows the countries involved to pay homage to those who fell 68 years ago.:Unit: 982nd Combat Camera Company Airborne:DVIDS Tags: Ceremony; Secretary of the Navy; Ray Mabus; Paratroopers; Memorial; France; Cemetery; British; USACAPOC; Normandy; Commemoration; WWII; Omaha Beach; Nazi; Utah Beach; DDay; Allied Forces; DDay2012; D-Day 2012; United States Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Comm; 4th Para Regiment

Date

2012-06-05

Photographer / author

Sgt. Justin Morelli

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

3,264 × 4,928 pixels

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