SEA Raines speaks to WVNG Soldiers at Omaha Beach

Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks with West Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Infantry Division during a ceremony honoring the Bedford Boys at Omaha Beach in Vierville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2026. The Bedford Boys, members of Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, were among the first U.S. troops to land on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Boyer)

Date

2026-06-06

Photographer / author

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Boyer

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

6,043 × 4,021 pixels

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