Troopers help commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden

By Pfc. Kissta M. Feldner, 2BCT, 82D ABN DIV PAOSeptember 21, 2009

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1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – John Leesburg, a reenactor for Nijmegen, Holland, arrives in a Jeep to St. Antonius Church for a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in hostory. At 16-years-old, Leesburg was a civili... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Carl Paul, a veteran from A Co., 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, lays a wreath at a monument by Klein Amerika Drop Zone. Sixty-five years ago, thousands of Paratroopers with the division jumped into Holland as part of Opera... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Students from Op de Horst school in Groesbeek, Holland, stand in front of a monument by Klein Amerika Drop Zone. Sixty-five years ago, thousands of Paratroopers with the division jumped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, the largest air... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with the 82nd AIrborne Division stand with Carl Paul in front of a monument at Klein Amerika Drop Zone in Holland. Sixty-Five years ago, thousands of Paratroopers with the division jumped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, the ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL