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73rd D-Day Ceremony in Normandy

Posted on June 5, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
06/05/2017
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Douglas C-47 Skytrain Flies From Germany This Time to Normandy!

Posted on July 8, 2014 | by SysAdmin
07/08/2014
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Posted in HOME, Slideshow | Tagged 101st Airborne Division, 37th airlift squadron, British 6th Airborne Division, C-130J Super Hercules, C-47, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, England, France, Germany, Normandy, Sainte-Mere Eglise, Whiskey 7

C-47s Return to the Normandy Beaches

Posted on June 11, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
06/11/2014
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Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged 101st Airborne Division, 37th airlift squadron, 82nd Airborne Division, Bill Prindible, British 6th Airborne Division, Bud Rice, C-130, C-47, D-Day, Normandy, parachute troops, WWII Vets

Remembering Normandy at Colleville Cemetery

Posted on June 10, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
06/10/2014
A Senior Airman looks at how those who made the ultimate sacrifice at Normandy are being remembered.
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged Colleville Cemetery, Evan Mills, Normandy
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