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