Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade visit a memorial near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 17, which honors the Americans who sacrificed their lives as part of the Waal River c More
Paratroopers assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division run carrying Zodiac boats prior to a boat competition during the unit's annual "Crossing of the Waal River" eve More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, carry combat rubber raiding crafts during a battalion run to the “Waal River Crossing” reenactment More
Retired Lt. Col. Tim Ruijling arrives at the Waal Crossing Bridgehead Memorial near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 17. Ruijling guided visiting 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers i More
Paratroopers assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division begin paddling for a boat competition during the unit's annual "Crossing of the Waal River" event at Fort Bragg More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, carry combat rubber raiding crafts during a unit run to the “Waal River Crossing” reenactment and More
1st Lt. Matthew Harrison, an infantry officer assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, offers one of his division patches to Caz Smeeman near Nijmege More
Paratroopers assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division race in a boat competition during the unit's annual "Crossing of the Waal River" event at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, lift a combat rubber raiding craft at the “Waal River Crossing” reenactment and boat race on Fort More
Sgt. Darrin White, a paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade and a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, leads the sunset march on a bridge over the Waal River near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. More
A paratrooper assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division jumps into Kiest Lake during a boat competition at the unit's annual "Crossing of the Waal River" event at For More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, paddle across McKellars Lake during the “Waal River Crossing” reenactment on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov More
Sgt. Darrin White, a Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade and a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, leads the sunset march on a bridge over the Waal River near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. More
Officers and enlisted leaders assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, splash each other during a race at the annual “Waal River Crossing” boat race and More
Col. Colin Tuley, commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, thanks the attendees of the sunset march at the Waal River near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 17. The sunset march traditio More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, paddle across McKellars Lake during a boat race at the “Waal River Crossing” reenactment event on More
Local school children arrive at the Waal Crossing Bridgehead Memorial near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 18. The Oversteek School participated in the Commemoration of the Waal River Crossing Ceremony to hono More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load combat rubber raiding crafts into McKellars Lake during a boat race at a “Waal River Crossing More
Paratroopers from the U.S., U.K., Belgium, Germany, Italy and Poland receive instructions on the rigging of Dutch parachutes in preparation for the final day of airborne operations, at Harskamp, the Netherlands More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, paddle across McKellars Lake during a boat race at a “Waal River Crossing” reenactment event on Fo More
Figurines of paratroopers placed by local school children stick out of the ground of the Waal Crossing Bridgehead Memorial near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 18. The Oversteek School participated in the Comm More
A Paratrooper assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, jumps out of a combat rubber raiding craft during a boat race at a “Waal River Crossing” reenactm More
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade attend the Commemoration of the Waal River Crossing during the 71st Anniversary of Operation Market Garden near Nijmegen, the Netherland More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, paddle across McKellars Lake during a boat race at a “Waal River Crossing” reenactment on Fort Bra More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, compete in a boat race after a reenactment of the 1944 Waal River crossing held at McKellars Lake, More
Children from the Oversteek School read their poems honoring the 48 paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division who died in combat during the Waal River crossing at a commemoration ceremony near Nijmegen, the Ne More
Ceremony attendees place wreaths honoring the 48 paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division who died in combat during the Waal River crossing of Operation Market Garden near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 18. More
Paratroopers assigned to Company D, 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, compete in a boat race after a reenactment of the 1944 Waal River crossing held at McKellar More
Paratroopers assigned to Company C, 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, switch crew members during a boat race held in honor of the 1944 Waal River crossing held a More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, drag a combat rubber raiding craft ashore at the end of their annual boat race honoring the 1944 W More
Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, carry a combat rubber raiding craft out of McKellars Lake after a boat race commemorating the 1944 More
Paratroopers assigned to Company E, 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, compete in a boat race after a reenactment of the 1944 Waal River crossing held at McKellar More
Lt. Col. Donald Crawford, commander, 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division; Capt. John Collier, 1st Sgt. Alex Burgos, command team, Company B, 307th BEB, and retired More
A bridge spans the Waal River, near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, where 48 paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division died in combat during Operation Market Garden in 1944. The bridge is the site of the sunset mar More
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Dutch military veterans and attendees participate in the sunset march on a bridge over the Waal River during the 71st Anniversary of Operation Market Garden, More
Capt. John Collier, commander, Company B, 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, thanks his Paratroopers after they won first place in the 307th BEB’s commemorative b More
1st Sgt. Alex Burgos, the senior noncommissioned officer of Company B, 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, raises the first place trophy in victory after his compa More