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06/06/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/07/2025 18:05

Service Members, Veterans Gather to Commemorate D-Day

Service members and veterans gathered in Normandy to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, widely known as D-Day, honoring the pivotal Allied invasion that changed the course of World War II.

Paying Respects
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade pay their respects to the service members who fought during World War II as part of the D-Day commemoration in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 5, 2025.
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Credit: Army Sgt. Joskanny Lua
VIRIN: 250605-A-VS161-1232
Cleaning Headstones
Army Staff Sgt. Mason Puga, a Maryland National Guardsman assigned to the 29th Infantry Division, washes a headstone at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France., June 5, 2025
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Credit: Army Sgt. 1st Class Terra Gatti, National Guard
VIRIN: 250605-Z-SM601-1032
Veterans Honored
World War II veterans arrive on a tarmac in Normandy, France, June 1, 2025, for the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
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Credit: Army Staff Sgt. Aimee Nordin
VIRIN: 250601-A-KQ073-1020A
The commemorations, which included parachute jumps, flyovers and remembrance ceremonies, highlighted the enduring legacy of the largest coordinated land, sea and air operation in U.S. military history.
Commemorative Flyover
An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, flies over Normandy, France, June 5, 2025. U.S. military personnel and equipment participated in commemorative events as part of the 81st anniversary of D-Day.
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Credit: Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Campbell
VIRIN: 250605-F-XA271-1217E
Bugler's Dedication
A bugler assigned to the U.S. Naval Forces in Europe & Africa Band plays taps during a ceremony dedicated to the Bedford Boys at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, June 6, 2025. On June 6, 1944, soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 116th Infantry Regiment, from the small community of Bedford, Va., were among the first to land on Omaha Beach.
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Credit: Army Sgt. 1st Class Terra Gatti, National Guard
VIRIN: 250606-Z-SM601-1018
More than 600 U.S. service members are taking part in over 80 commemorative events from June 3 to June 8, in about 40 French communities throughout the Normandy region, including the first town to be liberated on the western front, Sainte-Mère-Église.
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