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Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing stand in formation June 1, 2012, before a commemorative ceremony in Picauville, France.

Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing stand in formation June 1, 2012, before a commemorative ceremony in Picauville, France honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. U.S. and French forces attended the ceremony in the Picauville town square that remembers the transport aircrews and paratroopers who were killed when their C-47 aircraft was brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944 during the invasion of France. The 86th Airlift Wing is based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. View at highest resolution (639 by 525 pixels)
June 3, 2012

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Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing stand in formation June 1, 2012, before a commemorative ceremony in Picauville, France honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. U.S. and French forces attended the ceremony in the Picauville town square that remembers the transport aircrews and paratroopers who were killed when their C-47 aircraft was brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944 during the invasion of France. The 86th Airlift Wing is based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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