Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade visit a memorial near Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Sept. 17, which honors the Americans who sacrificed their lives as part of the Waal River crossing during Operation Market Garden in 1944. This year, nearly 1,000 paratroopers from the U.S., U.K., the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Poland participated in a weeklong series of events commemorating the 71st Anniversary of Operation Market Garden, the allied offensive in World War II that included the largest airborne operation in history. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
<dl><dd>Unit: 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Germany; 82nd Airborne Division; Paratroopers; memorial; Italy; U.S.; Americans; U.K.; Waal River; the Netherlands; commemoration; Belgium; Poland; 173rd Airborne Brigade; World War II; airborne operation; Operation Market Garden; 71st Anniversary; Njimegen</dd></dl>
Staff Sgt. Jason Hull
Taken on 17 September 2015
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