(From left) Brig. Gen. Glenn Goddard, Commanding General of the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, joins Mr. Jean-Pierre L’Honneur, Mayor of Carentan; Mr. Bertrand Froger, who spearheaded the project; and Mr. Louis Fauny, Mayor of Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, in unveiling the new Maj. John E. Tucker memorial site in Saint-Hillaire-Petitville, France, June 5, 2017. Maj. Tucker was killed during the construction of the bridge, the only passageway between the towns of Saint-Hilaire-Petitville and Carentan after D-Day. The ceremony commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amph
(From left) Brig. Gen. Glenn Goddard, Commanding General of the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, joins Mr. Jean-Pierre L’Honneur, Mayor of Carentan; Mr. Bertrand Froger, who spearheaded the project; and Mr. Louis Fauny, Mayor of Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, in unveiling the new Maj. John E. Tucker memorial site in Saint-Hillaire-Petitville, France, June 5, 2017. Maj. Tucker was killed during the construction of the bridge, the only passageway between the towns of Saint-Hilaire-Petitville and Carentan after D-Day. 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. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maria Rachel Melchor, Defense Media Activity-Forward Center Europe/RELEASED)
Size: 3544px × 2432px
Photo credit: © AB Forces News Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: #airborne, #dday73, #eucom2017, #france, #greate, #greatestgeneration, #normandy, #veday, #wwii, -day, 73, @101staasldiv, @82nd, @us_eucom, , airbornedivision, command, dday, dday73, european
