CARENTAN, France (June 01, 2016) service members listen to a brief history of the Battle of Carentan at the Hotel de Ville, June 1. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 72nd anniversary as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 72. The Task Force, based in Saint Mere Eglise, France, is supporting local events across Normandy, from May 30 – 6 June , 2016 to commemorate the selfless actions by all the allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 72 years later. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean Spratt/Re


CARENTAN, France (June 01, 2016) service members listen to a brief history of the Battle of Carentan at the Hotel de Ville, June 1. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 72nd anniversary as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 72. The Task Force, based in Saint Mere Eglise, France, is supporting local events across Normandy, from May 30 – 6 June , 2016 to commemorate the selfless actions by all the allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 72 years later. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean Spratt/Released)


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