Photos from May, 2004

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  Members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's 321st Special Tactics Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, parachute in to Sainte Mer Eglise, Normandy, France, during the 60th Anniversary commemorating the heroism of solders both past and present for their sacrifices in the cause of freedom during the D-Day invasion six decades ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Franklin J. Perkins) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's 321st Special Tactics Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, prepare to parachute in to Sainte Mer Eglise, Normandy, France, during the 60th Anniversary commemorating the heroism of solders both past and present for their sacrifices in the cause of freedom during the D-Day invasion six decades ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Franklin J. Perkins) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  Lt. Gen. John B. Sylvester, U.S. European Command chief of staff, addresses veterans, their family members and distinguished visitors during the Memorial Day ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Coleville-sur-Mer, France, May 30, 2004. Members from Joint Task Force-Normandy 60, the unit set up to support the 60th Anniversary of D-Day commemorations presented the colors and the firing detail. More than 1,500 veterans, family members and guests attended the annual ceremony. (U.S. EUCOM Photo by MAJ Andres Ortegon) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  (From Left) Republic of South Africa Corporal MPumelelo Walton Mahote, Contractor Andre Van Heerden and Sergeant Lekalalala Matome communicate with Peoria, Republic of South Africa over a high frequency radio from Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Karen Z. Silcott) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  During the opening ceremony for Torgau 2004, senior US and Russian general officers salute during the playing of the U. S. and Russian national anthems May 17 at the Malinovsky Tank Academy in Moscow. From left to right are Brig. Gen. Jason K. Kamiya, commander of the U. S. Army Southern European Task Force (Airborne) and the Torgau 04 deputy exercise director; Gen. Col. V. I. Popov, director of the Torgau exercise, and Gen. Lt. A. Y. Potapov, Commandant of the Russian Combined Arms Academy. The purpose of Torgau 2004 is to enhance military to military working relationships and to promote better understanding of U. S. and Russian capabilities. The first exercise of its kind involving senior U.S. and Russian personnel combined into a single headquarters staff, Torgau 2004 represents an evolving U. S. - Russian military relationship. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Larry Lane, SETAF Public Affairs) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
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  California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Sgt. 1st Class Ricky D. Cecil, platoon sergeant with Bravo Company, 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division out of Texas, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center on May 3. SFC Cecil was injured by an Improvised Explosive Devise while on patrol outside Baghdad May 1. The governor was on his way back from a trip to Israel and Jordan when he decided to pay a visit to wounded servicemembers at the medical center. (Photo by Spc. Todd Goodman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...