World War II reenactors and Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division prepare to cross the Waal River during the Waal River Crossing as a part of the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 20, 2024. 48 Soldiers gave their lives in the water beneath the historic Waal River Bridge on Sept. 20, 1944, while securing it from Nazi control during the Allied invasion of Europe and the liberation of the Netherlands. ( Army photo by Sgt. Austin Robertson)

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