Dutch re-enactors playing 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers load into a boat on the Waal River in Nijmegen, The Netherlands as part of a Waal River Crossing re-enactment on September 20, 2019. This re-enactme More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pose for a photo with a Dutch child prior to a ceremony at the John Thompson Bridge in More
Reenactors wearing U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division uniforms from World War II stand at parade rest, a modified position of attention before the Torchlight Parade begins at Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 20 More
Maj. Jon Braeckel, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy, walks with a Dutch local before a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremo More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus and Brigadier Nathan Sempala-Ntege, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general and deputy commanding general interoperability, respectively, walk across the Oversteek Bridge during the More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general greets a WWII veteran at the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ce More
Dutch children sing together at the General Gavin Monument Commemoration, September 17, 2019, at Groesbeek, Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. Comme More
U.S. Army Soldiers and Dutch citizens commemorate the liberation of Son en Bruegal in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Sept. 17, 2019. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands wi More
Members of the 101st Airborne Division’s color guard, along with members of the British and Dutch military, lead the formation headed for the Eerde Windmill to kick off the Liberation of Eerde Commemoration, Se More
A member of the Dutch 11th Airmobile Brigade lands in a field during a static-line paradrop at an Orange Lanyard of the Military Order of William ceremony September 18, 2019, in Groesbeek, Netherlands. Members More
BERG EN DAL, Netherlands - Gene Metcalfe (left) and Richard Blankenship (right) sit as guests of honor before receiving the Military Order of William Orange Lanyard, the Netherlands highest award, September 18, More
U.S. Army paratrooper veteran, Gene Metcalfe, (center), formally assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. Richard Clarke, (right), commander of the United States Special Operations Com More
Hubert Bruls, Mayor of Nijmegen, Netherlands, delivers a speech at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in t More
Maj. Jon Braeckel and Sgt. Maj. Steven Noonan, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. operations sergeant major, respectively, stand during mass at More
A Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division walks across the Oversteek Bridge during the Sunset March in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 19, 2019. The Sunset March is a walk a More
Dutch re-enactors playing members of the German Wehrmacht wait for an attack as part of a Waal RIver Crossing re-enactment in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was part of a cer More
Leaders from across the world joined the 82nd Airborne Division for the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony honored the Paratroo More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stand in formation as color guardsmen during the Torchlight Parade at Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2019. The Torchlight Parade hono More
A member of the 82nd Airborne Division Color Guard waits for a ceremony to begin at the John Thompson Bridge in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the moment a group of Paratr More
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division’s color guard stand before the crowd at the General Gavin Monument Commemoration, September 17, 2019, at Groesbeek, the Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversary of More
Members of the 101st Airborne Division stand at parade rest during the Liberation of Eerde Commemoration, September 17, 2019, at Eerde, the Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Winski, 101st Airborne Division Commander, speaks at the Son en Bruegal commemoration in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Sept. 17, 2019. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market More
U.S. Army Gen. Richard Clarke, (center), commander of the United States Special Operations Command, speaks with WWII veteran Gene Metcalfe of the 82nd Airborne Division, family members, and local Dutch people p More
A reenactors wears an 82nd Airborne patch in a portrayal of members of the U.S. Army 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2019 mar More
Spectators watch as hundreds of paratroopers from several allied nations including the United States jump from a C-130 Hercules during a multinational commemorative airborne operation at drop zone Ginkel, outsi More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, salutes during a ceremony following the Sunset March in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 19, 2019. The Sunset March is a walk across th More
U.S. Army veteran Bill Galbraith, formally with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Son en Bruegal in Nijmegen, Nether More
A group of Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors render a 21-gun salute during a ceremony at the John Thomspon Bridge prior to a ceremony in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemora More
An 82nd Airborne Paratrooper Paratroopers watches the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony honored the Paratroopers from all All More
The 82nd Airborne Division patch stands in sharp focus during mass at a church in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The church service was part of an observance marking the first parachute assaul More
A Dutch re-enactor playing a member of the German Wehrmacht takes aim during a Waal River Crossing re-enactment in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was part of a ceremony honor More
Dutch children hand flowers and cards to U.S. Army veterans of the 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment at the Liberation of Eerde Commemoration, September 17, 2019, at Eerde, the Netherlands. This year marks the 7 More
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division’s color guard present the colors at the General Gavin Monument Commemoration, September 17, 2019, at Groesbeek, the Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Ope More
Members of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division perform a static-line paradrop over an Orange Lanyard of the Military Order of William ceremony held on September 18, 2019, in Groesbeek, Netherlands. Members of More
U.S. Army paratrooper veteran, Gene Metcalfe, (center), formally assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, walks across the Oversteek Bridge with the help of U.S. Army Soldiers in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. More
Reenactors portraying members of the U.S. Army 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment stand with the audience at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2019 marks the 75th an More
The Oversteek Bridge stands illuminated at sunset after Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Soldiers from across the U.S. Army, World War II Veterans and Dutch citizens walked across during the Sunse More
The 82nd Airborne Division Color Guard render honors during a ceremony to begin at the John Thompson Bridge in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the moment a group of Paratro More
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division greet children and guests at the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony honored the Pa More
Maj. Jon Braeckel and Sgt. Maj. Steven Noonan, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. operations sergeant major, respectively, place a wreath during More
Dutch re-enactors playing 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers paddle across the Waal River in Nijmegen, The Netherlands as part of a Waal River Crossing re-enactment on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was More
Peter Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, speaks at the General Gavin Monument Commemoration, September 17, 2019, at Groesbeek, the Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Marke More
Dutch children speak to attendants at the Liberation of Eerde Commemoration, September 17, 2019, at Eerde, the Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. Co More
Members of the Dutch 11th Airmobile Brigade, dressed as members of the U.S. Army 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, stand in formation during an Orange Lanyard of the Military Order of William ceremony, that was More
Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commanding general of United States Special Operations Command, delivers a speech at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2019 marks the 75th a More
Two Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors salute after laying a wreath during a ceremony at the John Thompson Bridge in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the moment a grou More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, listens to remarks during a ceremony following the Sunset March in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 19, 2019. The Sunset March is a wal More
Dutch re-enactors playing 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers attack a simulated German position after crossing the Waal River in Nijmegen, The Netherlands as part of a Waal River Crossing re-enactment on Septe More
Maj. Jon Braeckel and Sgt. Maj. Steven Noonan, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. operations sergeant major, respectively, pose with dutch re-en More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus and Command Sgt. Major Cliff Burgoyne, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general and command sergeant major, respectively, speak with Chloe Gavin, the daughter of Lt. Gen. James Gavin More
A rifle detail with the 101st Airborne Division performs the three volleys of musketry at the Liberation of Eerde Commemoration September 17, 2019, at Eerde, the Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversar More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus, 82nd Airborne Division Commanding General, speaks at the General Gavin Monument Commemoration, September 17, 2019, at Groesbeek, the Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversary of More
Dutch Army Col. Timo Beaufort, 11th Airmobile Brigade Deputy Commander, gives a speech before presenting the Orange Lanyard of the Military Order of William award to two U.S. Army WWII veterans on September 18, More
Dutch children read poems they wrote for the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. Commemorat More
A Dutch re-enactor playing an 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper reloads his weapon during a Waal River Crossing re-enactment in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was part of a More
Maj. Jon Braeckel, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy, speaks during a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the firs More
Paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pose with Dutch 82nd Abn. Div. re-enactors after a ceremony at the John Thompson Bridge in Gra More
Audience members attending the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands watch as two World War II era planes fly overhead on September 17, 2019. The ceremony honored t More
A Paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division salutes during a ceremony following the Sunset March in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 19, 2019. The Sunset March is a walk across the Oversteek Bridge More
Dutch children shake hands with U.S. Army WWII veterans of the 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment at the General Gavin Monument Commemoration, September 17, 2019, at Groesbeek, the Netherlands. This year marks th More
Dutch Army Col. Timo Beaufort, 11th Airmobile Brigade Deputy Commander, pins the orange lanyard, which is the Orange Lanyard of the Military Order of William award, to Gene Metcalfe, a WWII veteran with the U.S More
Flags of the WWII Allied forces are raised at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. Comme More
Dutch re-enactors playing 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers assault a simulated German position in Nijmegen, The Netherlands as part of a Waal River Crossing re-enactment on September 20, 2019. This re-enactm More
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division listen to remarks during a ceremony at the John Thompson Bridge in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the moment a group of More
World War II veterans who served in the 82nd and 101st AIrborne Divisions listen to a speech during the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. T More
Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors salute during a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first parachute assault of Operation Mar More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus, 82nd Airborne Division Commanding General, and Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur R. Burgoyne, 82nd Airborne Division Command Sergeant Major, place a wreath at the General Gavin Monument Commemora More
Richard Blankenship stands with the Orange Lanyard of the Military Order of William award which he received on behalf of his late father, Robert C. Blankenship, a member of the U.S. Army 501st Airborne Infantry More
Members of the Dutch color guard present the colors at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlan More
Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors stand at the position of parade rest prior to a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremony marked the first pa More
Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors render honors during a ceremony at the John Thompson Bridge in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the moment a group of Paratroopers f More
Mayor Mark Slinkman, mayor of the Berg en Dal region of The Netherlands, speaks during the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony h More
A Dutch re-enactor playing an 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper fires his weapon during a Waal River Crossing re-enactment in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was part of a ce More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus, 82nd Airborne Division Commanding General, and Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur R. Burgoyne, 82nd Airborne Division Command Sergeant Major, salute the General Gavin Monument, September 17, 2019, More
A Dutch Army general awards John R. Coates Jr., U.S. Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment WWII veteran, with the Orange Lanyard of the Military Order of William award at the Waal River Crossing commemoration More
An officer assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division places a wreath alongside Dutch children during a ceremony at the John Thompson Bridge in More
General Richard Clarke, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command and former 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, gives remarks during a ceremony in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 20, 2019. This More
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division watch as a Dutch orchestra and choir of school children perform during the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands More
Flower wreaths adorn the General Gavin Monument, September 17, 2019, at Groesbeek, the Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. Commemorations honoring t More
A Dutch Army general awards Hugh Wallace, a U.S. Army 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment WWII veteran, with the Orange Lanyard of the Military Order of William award at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept More
A group of Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors march towards the John Thomspon Bridge prior to a ceremony in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the moment a group of Para More
John Coats, a 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division World War II Veteran, listens to remarks during Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, Septe More
An 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper salutes during a ceremony in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 20, 2019. This ceremony honored the 48 82nd Abn. Div. Paratroopers who died crossing the Waal River in 194 More
U.S. Army WWII veterans of the 501st Airborne Infantry Division salute the General Gavin Monument, September 17, 2019, at Groesbeek, the Netherlands. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Gar More
Dutch children deliver a wreath to Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commanding general of the United States Special Operations Command, at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. More
General Richard Clarke, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command and former 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, lays a wreath alongside two Dutch children on behalf of the 82nd Abn. Div. during a cer More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, gives remarks during the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The cerem More
Reenactors portraying members of the U.S. Army 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment stand before the flags of the WWII Allied Forces at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherland More
Dutch re-enactors playing 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers lay a wreath during a ceremony in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was part of a ceremony honoring the 48 82nd Abn More
A Dutch and U.S. Paratrooper listen to remarks during the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony honored the Paratroopers from all More
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division’s color guard present the colors at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Gard More
Hugh Wallace, a 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division World War II Veteran, shakes hands with a Dutch elementary school student during the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremo More
Wreaths adorn the Waal River Crossing Memorial at the Waal River Crossing commemoration Sept. 20, 2019, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. C More
World War II veterans listen to a presentation by a group of Dutch school children during the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Groesbeek, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremon More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus and Command Sgt. Major Cliff Burgoyne, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general and command sergeant major, respectively, lay a wreath during the Market Garden 75th Anniversary Comme More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus and Command Sgt. Major Cliff Burgoyne, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general and command sergeant major, respectively, salute after laying a wreath during the Market Garden 75th A More