"Mission Boston"

#4454092

3 June 2019

A general view of Omaha Beach near Colleville-sur-Mer, on Sunday, June 2, 2019, a few days before the 75th anniversary of D-Day. On Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Normandy American Cemetery, near Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.

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#4446298

2 June 2019

A queue outside a hotdog stand in Sainte-Mere-Eglise just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446312

2 June 2019

Tourists enjoy the a sunny afternoon in Sainte-Mere-Eglise just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446296

2 June 2019

A view of Sainte-Mere-Eglise sign at the town entrance, just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446300

2 June 2019

U.S. Army Paratroopers enjoy a drink in Sainte-Mere-Eglise just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446302

2 June 2019

A Sainte-Mere-Eglise sign seen in the back of a WWII Jeep just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446304

2 June 2019

Member of the U.S. Army Paratroopers seen in Sainte-Mere-Eglise just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446334

2 June 2019

Local people dressed in WWII/D-Day uniforms seen in Sainte-Mere-Eglise just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446338

2 June 2019

U.S. Army Paratroopers seen outside Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with Parachute Memorial just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446344

2 June 2019

A view of stone marker 'Borne 0' of Liberty Road (French: La voie de la Liberté), the commemorative way marking the route of the Allied forces from D-Day in June 1944. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446346

2 June 2019

An ice-cream ad seen on the window of a local bar-restaurant in Sainte-Mere-Eglise seen just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446348

2 June 2019

A couple of tourists passes outside Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with Parachute Memorial just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446310

2 June 2019

A well-known replica of the U.S. paratrooper, John Steele, of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose parachute caught on the spire of the Ste Mere Eglise church, hunging there limply for two hours, pretending to be dead, before the Germans took him prisoner. Steele later escaped from the Germans and rejoined his division when US troops of the 3rd Battalion, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment attacked the village, capturing thirty Germans and killing another eleven. The incident was portrayed in the movie The Longest Day by actor Red Buttons. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446218

1 June 2019

Town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise decorated with D-Day memorabilia just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446226

1 June 2019

A view of Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with Parachute Memorial just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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#4446228

1 June 2019

Tourists outside a souvenir shop in Sainte-Mere-Eglise seen just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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