A World War II veteran who was present during D-Day
A World War II veteran who was present during D-Day operations 70 years ago is assisted to her seat during a ceremony June 5 in Picauville, France, to commemorate the Troop Carriers of the 9th Air Force. Paratr... More
Capt. Jon Butler, battalion chaplain for the 725th
Capt. Jon Butler, battalion chaplain for the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, delivers a sermon on the intricacies of marriage dur... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division descend toward the Iron Mike Drop Zone outside of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 8 after exiting from a U.S. Air Force C-130.
An U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules conducts a treetop
An U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules conducts a treetop flyover June 5 during a ceremony commemorating the Troop Carrier squadrons of the 9th Air Force in Picauville, France. Paratroopers of the 4th Infantry Brigad... More
Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (left), HQ, 4th Infantry
Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (left), HQ, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, recites his wedding vows to his wife, Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (right), a member of the 7... More
Lt. Col. Clint Baker, commanding officer of the 1st
Lt. Col. Clint Baker, commanding officer of the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, moves forward to lay a wreath during a ceremo... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division share a laugh with a veteran member of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, who jumped into Normandy on D-Day, prior t... More
Junior high school students put on a play for the citizens
Junior high school students put on a play for the citizens of Montebourg, France, and members of Task Force Normandy 70 June 5 at a banquet dinner following a ceremony which commemorated the town’s liberation b... More
Robert Wright Jr., son of famed 501st Parachute Infantry
Robert Wright Jr., son of famed 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment medic Robert Wright Sr., gives a brief speech about his father during a June 7 ceremony in Angoville-au-Plain, France. The ceremony was held to ... More
Capt. Jon Butler, chaplain, reads from his prepared
Capt. Jon Butler, chaplain, reads from his prepared notes as he delivers a sermon on the intricacies of marriage during a vow renewal ceremony June 6 at the chapel in Ste. Mere-Eglise, France.
A World War II veteran who flew with the Troop Carriers
A World War II veteran who flew with the Troop Carriers (C-47) during the war laughs with those around him following the conclusion of ceremony honoring the 9th Air Force in Picauville, France, June 5. Members ... More
Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 onto the Iron Mike Drop Zone outside of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 8. Of the 14 a... More
A stained glass window in the Angoville-au-Plain, France
A stained glass window in the Angoville-au-Plain, France church, given to the village by an anonymous donor, honors the heroic deeds of 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment medics Robert Wright Sr. and Kenneth Moo... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division stand in formation alongside members of the 4th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat... More
Paratroopers of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division (left), stand in formation as they watch over a ceremony that took place June 5 in Montebourg, France, which commemorated ... More
Town elders lead a formation of Paratroopers, Soldiers
Town elders lead a formation of Paratroopers, Soldiers and Sailors on parade down the main street of Montebourg, France, June 5, following the conclusion of a ceremony to commemorate the town’s liberation by th... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) enjoy themselves at a banquet dinner June 5 at the local high scho... More
Paratroopers of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division converse prior to the start of a D-Day ceremony in Picauville, France, June 5, while the local church commands the horizon... More
A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat
A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, talks with an 82nd Airborne Division veteran who jumped into Normandy 70 years ago following the conclusion of a cerem... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, provide the color guard for a June 7 ceremony in Angoville-au-Plain, France. The ceremony was held in honor of the life... More
Blood-stained church pews still bear witness to the
Blood-stained church pews still bear witness to the carnage that took place in and around Angoville-au-Plain, France, from June 6-8, 1944. Medics Robert Wright Sr. and Kenneth Moore of the 501st Parachute Infan... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Cameron Dinger, senior enlisted adviser
Command Sgt. Maj. Cameron Dinger, senior enlisted adviser for the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, participates in sustained airborne training June 7 on the soccer field in Sainte-Mere-E... More
In this undated photograph provided by Bobby Feuillyoke,
In this undated photograph provided by Bobby Feuillyoke, who was a 13-year-old boy on June 6, 1944 living in Vierville, France, Robert Wright Sr. is pictured standing on the very spot where he landed after para... More
A World War II veteran who was present during the D-Day
A World War II veteran who was present during the D-Day landings 70 years ago is assisted to his seat during a ceremony June 5 in Picauville, France, to commemorate the Troop Carriers of the 9th Air Force. Para... More
A Soldier with the 4th Infantry Division color guard
A Soldier with the 4th Infantry Division color guard stands at attention during a ceremony June 5 in Montebourg, France, to commemorate the town’s liberation by the 4th Infantry Division in June 1944. Members o... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division enjoy themselves at a banquet dinner June 5 at the local high school in Montebourg, France along with members of the Ger... More
A model C-47 Dakota aircraft looms over the newly unveiled
A model C-47 Dakota aircraft looms over the newly unveiled 9th Air Force memorial in Picauville, France, June 5. The memorial was dedicated during a ceremony in which Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade ... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member of the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), listens as Capt. Jon Butler, battalion chaplain for the 725th BSB, delivers a sermon on the intricacies of ... More
Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (center), a member of
Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (center), a member of HQ, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (right), a member of the 725th Brigade Support... More
Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (right), HQ, 4th Infantry
Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (right), HQ, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, recites his wedding vows to his wife, Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member of the 7... More
A young French boy wears a period World War II uniform
A young French boy wears a period World War II uniform during a ceremony June 5 in Montebourg, France, to commemorate the town’s liberation by the 4th Infantry Division in June 1944. A weeklong celebration, the... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member of the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne) and Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (right), a member of HQ, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th... More
Lt. Col. Clint Baker (right), commanding officer of
Lt. Col. Clint Baker (right), commanding officer of 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment and the former commander of 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, stands with other members of the... More
Two U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft conduct a treetop
Two U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft conduct a treetop flyover June 7 in Angoville-au-Plain, France, during a ceremony held to commemorate the actions of 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment medics Robert Wright Sr. ... More
Chaplain (Capt.) Jon Butler, battalion chaplain for
Chaplain (Capt.) Jon Butler, battalion chaplain for the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), leads those in attendance at the June 5 ceremony in Picauville, France, in a brief prayer to kick off the even... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (right), a member
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (right), a member of the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, recites her wedding vows to her husba... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member of the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), and Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (right), a member of HQ, 4th... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member of the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), and Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (right), a member of HQ, 4th... More
A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat
A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, stands in formation alongside members of the 4th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade, th... More
A jumpmaster with the German Fallschirmjägers conducts
A jumpmaster with the German Fallschirmjägers conducts jumpmaster pre-inspection on a paratrooper from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division June 8 at the airport in Cherbourg,... More
A member of the Liberty Jump Team descends onto Picauville,
A member of the Liberty Jump Team descends onto Picauville, France, June 5, with a tandem jumper prior to the start of a ceremony while the C-47 Dakota they jumped from remains on station. Paratroopers of the 4... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division provided a color guard and troop formation for the June 7 ceremony in Angoville-au-Plain. The ceremony commemorated the ... More
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member
Sgt. 1st Class Sesireehana Brunton (left), a member of the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), and Sgt. 1st Class Garret Brunton (right), a member of HQ, 4th... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division stand in formation alongside members of the 4th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division stand in formation alongside members of the 4th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat... More
Brig. Gen. J.T. Thomson, the 4th Infantry Division
Brig. Gen. J.T. Thomson, the 4th Infantry Division deputy commanding general for support, looks on as citizens of the town of Montebourg, France, execute a ceremony June 5 to commemorate their town’s liberation... More