THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009
IRON MIKE CEREMONIES |
German Troopers
double-time to the ceremony |
Déjà Vu?
65 years ago a group of Germans chasing a U.S. soldier wouldn't have
seemed this funny |
Ceremonial Gathering
at Iron Mike is an annual ritual for the re-enactment groups |
Iron Mike
overlooks the Merderet Causeway |
Poisson Ferme
the farm buildings are nearby |
By The Bus Load
spectators poured in |
Parade Rest
as troopers wait for ceremony to begin |
Onlookers
await the start as well |
British Veterans
bedecked with medals render a salute |
Military Band
plays U.S. national anthem |
Airborne Troopers
present arms |
Wings Awarded
Chet Graham and Julius Eisner were two vets honored to pin wings on
newly qualified parachutists |
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All Normandy 'D-Day Plus 65' trip photos are a
multi-national mixture of work by Hervé Argoud, Hans DeBree, Gene Garren,
Fred Hoek, Herbert Lahout, Randy Lewellen, Cyndi Mathews, Bill Nation, Dick O'Donnell,
Dominique Potier, Vivian Roger, Zane Schlemmer, Donald van den Bogert and Nelly
van Loo-Polley. Individual credits have not been
given. |
