U.S. Army paratroopers honor pathfinders from D Day
220603-A-DU810-130.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk

Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, France - U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Dean Thompson, commander of the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, lays a wreath at a monument in Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, France, June 3, 2022, in honor of 101st Airborne Division pathfinders who landed here during D-Day operations. Thousands of paratroopers jumped into Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, but the pathfinders were the very first to jump in. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)


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