{"id":5869,"date":"2022-06-05T16:21:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T16:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/05\/d-day-anniversary-in-france\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:19:52","slug":"d-day-anniversary-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/gallery\/2022\/06\/05\/d-day-anniversary-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"D-Day anniversary in France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7645\" height=\"5099\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3600\" data-id=\"3600\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599143010.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599143010.jpg.jpg 7645w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599143010.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599143010.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599143010.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599143010.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599143010.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7645px) 100vw, 7645px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Alice, left, puts a flower, as family members Remy, Dalma and Sylvie, from left to right, look on, in the 1944 headstones of the US cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Saturday, June, 4, 2022. (Jeremias Gonzales\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8192\" height=\"5464\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3617\" data-id=\"3617\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156555489064.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156555489064.jpg.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156555489064.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156555489064.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156555489064.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156555489064.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156555489064.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8192px) 100vw, 8192px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British veterans attend the ceremony at Pegasus Bridge, in Ranville, Normandy, Sunday, June, 5, 2022. (Jeremias Gonzalez\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7645\" height=\"5099\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3627\" data-id=\"3627\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155600822723.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155600822723.jpg.jpg 7645w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155600822723.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155600822723.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155600822723.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155600822723.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155600822723.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7645px) 100vw, 7645px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">World War II history enthusiasts pay respect in the US cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Saturday, June, 4 2022. (Jeremias Gonzales\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7645\" height=\"5099\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3645\" data-id=\"3645\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609529450.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609529450.jpg.jpg 7645w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609529450.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609529450.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609529450.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609529450.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609529450.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7645px) 100vw, 7645px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">World War II history enthusiast Arnauld Villalard marks respect on a headstone in the US cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Saturday, June, 4 2022. (Jeremias Gonzales\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7645\" height=\"5099\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3653\" data-id=\"3653\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155602630449.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155602630449.jpg.jpg 7645w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155602630449.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155602630449.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155602630449.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155602630449.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155602630449.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7645px) 100vw, 7645px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">General view of headstones in the US cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Saturday, June, 4 2022. (Jeremias Gonzales\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7645\" height=\"5099\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3662\" data-id=\"3662\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599227309.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599227309.jpg.jpg 7645w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599227309.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599227309.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599227309.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599227309.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155599227309.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7645px) 100vw, 7645px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">General view of headstones in the US cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Saturday, June, 4 2022. (Jeremias Gonzales\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7645\" height=\"5099\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3673\" data-id=\"3673\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609524351.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609524351.jpg.jpg 7645w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609524351.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609524351.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609524351.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609524351.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22155609524351.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7645px) 100vw, 7645px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">General view of headstones in the US cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Saturday, June, 4 2022. 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(Jeremias Gonzales\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8192\" height=\"5464\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3702\" data-id=\"3702\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156545352667.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156545352667.jpg.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156545352667.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156545352667.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156545352667.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156545352667.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156545352667.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8192px) 100vw, 8192px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British veteran Peter Kent of the Royal Navy arrives to the ceremony at Pegasus Bridge, in Ranville, Normandy, Sunday, June, 5, 2022. (Jeremias Gonzalez\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8192\" height=\"5464\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3712\" data-id=\"3712\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156566194671.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156566194671.jpg.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156566194671.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156566194671.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156566194671.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156566194671.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156566194671.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8192px) 100vw, 8192px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British veteran Richard Forrester of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps arrives in a British Taxi Charity for Military Veterans at the ceremony at Pegasus Bridge, in Ranville, Normandy, Sunday, June, 5, 2022. (Jeremias Gonzalez\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8192\" height=\"5464\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3733\" data-id=\"3733\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552948910.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552948910.jpg.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552948910.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552948910.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552948910.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552948910.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552948910.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8192px) 100vw, 8192px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British veteran Bill Gladen arrives in a British Taxi Charity for Military Veterans to the ceremony at Pegasus Bridge, in Ranville, Normandy, Sunday, June, 5, 2022. (Jeremias Gonzalez\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8192\" height=\"5464\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3744\" data-id=\"3744\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552924252.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552924252.jpg.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552924252.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552924252.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552924252.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552924252.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22156552924252.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8192px) 100vw, 8192px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British veterans Roy Maxwell and Mary Scott arrive in a British Taxi Charity for Military Veterans to the ceremony at Pegasus Bridge, in Ranville, Normandy, Sunday, June, 5, 2022. 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