Picauville WWII commemoration honors sacrifices of Airmen, Soldiers 150604-F-UV166-015

More than 600 French residents, WWII veterans, and service members from the United States, France and Germany attended a World War II commemoration June 4, 2015, to honor the sacrifices of Airmen and Soldiers who died in Picauville, France, when their aircraft crashed June 5 and 6, 1944. More than 380 U.S. service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 71st anniversary as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 71. The task force, based in Sainte 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. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Bahret):Unit: Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa:DVIDS Tags: Marine; Soldier; 82nd Airborne Division; AFN; USAFE; U.S.; 82nd; USMC; France; NAVEUR; Honor; USACAPOC; 4th Infantry Division; Band of Brothers; Normandy; Rangers; U.S. Marine Corps; Sacrifice; SOCEUR; Jumpmaster; 101st; 86th Airlift Wing; Sky Soldiers; 75th Ranger Regiment; U.S. Army Europe; Ramstein Air Base; Armed Forces Network; 1st ID; 82nd Airborne; Public Affairs; 25th; WWII; EUCOM

Date

2015-06-04

Photographer / author

Master Sgt. Brian Bahret

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

3,200 × 1,428 pixels

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