A French color guard stands in attention during the Airborne Troops Monument Ceremony in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. The ceremony commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the ' steadfast commitment to European allies and partners. Overall, approximately 400 service members from units in Europe and the are participating in ceremonial D-Day events from May 31 to June 7, 2017.

---

Size: 1242px × 1611px
Photo credit: © Dudley Little / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: #airborne, #dday73, #france, #greate, #normandy, #veday, #wwii, -day, 73, @101staasldiv, @82nd, @us_eucom, @usdos, air, airbornedivision, america, archive, armed, army, command, defence, european, force, forces, france, military, navy, reportage, service, serviceman, servicemen, soldier, states, united, usa