US troops, NATO allies jump over the Netherlands for 80th anniversary of Market Garden
Hundreds of American and allied military personnel recreated the paratrooper jumps and river crossings of the failed World War II operation.
Parachutists Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands
About 11,500 Allied troops died in the nine days of Operation Market Garden, more than than during the D-Day landings in France.
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden commemorated with paratroopers in Ede, Dutch king to attend
Eighty years after the landing of the airborne troops in September 1944, which was part of the Allied liberation operation Market Garden, the events will be commemorated on the Ginkelse Heide near Ede.
Solemn Ceremony Marks End Of Failed WWII Parachute Drop Commemorations
Britain's Princess Anne and hundreds of children laid flowers Sunday in memory of those who died 80 years ago during one of World War II's most audacious airborne operations: a plan to seize Dutch bridges and forge a path into Nazi Germany.
Hundreds of parachutists jump to mark WWII operation
Hundreds of parachutists on Saturday dropped down on a heath near the Dutch town of Ede, following in the footsteps of 2,000 Allied soldiers 80 years ago. This included the solemn reburial of two Allied soldiers who died at the time,
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101st Airborne troops land in the Netherlands in tribute to Allied operation 80 years ago
American airborne troops stormed out of their helicopters and took cover in some of the same fields where Allied troops took ...
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Remembering Operation Market Garden, eighty years later
Eighty years ago today, as World War II raged in Europe, U.S. Army pilot William Marks flew a glider behind enemy lines into ...
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Parachute accident kills one 82nd Airborne paratrooper, injures second in Louisiana
Pfc. Matthew Perez was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division when he died during training at Ft. Johnson, Louisiana. (U.S. Army photo) One paratrooper was killed, and at least one other soldier ...
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Fond du Lac WWII hero's artifacts find a home at Wisconsin Veterans Museum
On Sept. 17, the museum will open a new display featuring objects of James Megellas, a Fond du Lac native who is considered the most-highly decorated officer in the 82nd Airborne. A 1942 ROTC ...
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82nd Airborne paratrooper dies in Louisiana training accident
Matthew Perez, a paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division, died from injuries sustained during a training event at the Joint Readiness Training Center. A paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne ...
82nd Airborne Division paratrooper dies from injuries at Louisiana training center
Pfc. Matthew Perez was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, according to a statement issued by Lt. Col. Cesar Santiago, ...
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Mobile paratrooper veteran to make his 50th static line jump in Normandy for 80th D-Day Anniversary
One of those relatives is 76-year-old Fred Krause, whose dad commanded the 82nd Airborne Division 3rd ... Naples and ...