England June 5th 1944 D.D Eisenhower briefing with the 101st prepping to depart
80 yrs today at this very hour 19:16 EDT June 5th. the greatest generation and the troops of the 82nd & 101st Airborne were parachuting in to Normandy for the liberation of Europe. Freedom is never free. For those who didn't return, Semper Fi..
Dwight Eisenhower gives the order to 101st Airborne paratroopers at the Royal Air Force base in Greenham Common, England, before the men board their planes to the invasion of Europe
June 5, 1944 Screaming Eagles shoots open over Normandy 01:36 GMT. Rest is history, and freedom.
Photo from National Archives
photographer: Tech Sergeant Al Meserlin (T/5)
England June 5th 1944 D.D Eisenhower briefing with the 101st prepping to depart
80 yrs today at this very hour 19:16 EDT June 5th. the greatest generation and the troops of the 82nd & 101st Airborne were parachuting in to Normandy for the liberation of Europe. Freedom is never free. For those who didn't return, Semper Fi..
Dwight Eisenhower gives the order to 101st Airborne paratroopers at the Royal Air Force base in Greenham Common, England, before the men board their planes to the invasion of Europe
June 5, 1944 Screaming Eagles shoots open over Normandy 01:36 GMT. Rest is history, and freedom.
Photo from National Archives
photographer: Tech Sergeant Al Meserlin (T/5)