Kaiserslautern American, June 9, 2017

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June 9, 2017

Volume 41, number 23

86th, partners commemorate D-Day 73

PICAUVILLE, France — Ramstein Airmen joined U.S. Army, U.K., German, French, and several other military and civilian organizations to remember and commemorate the 73rd Anniversary of D-Day in events across the region from May 31 to June 7.

In Picauville, France, Allied forces who liberated the area following the D-Day landings at Normandy were honored. These forces established a temporary airfield just outside of the community following the Normandy invasion. “Picauville does not require a history lesson on the importance of liberty and the need to preserve it at all costs,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Jack Aalborg,

Air Attaché to France. “This town lives with the reminder of it every single day. It is a link between our prosperity and our posterity. It is a privilege much like the wind. It may appear invisible to the naked eye, but it is an ever-present force. Soldiers from the same units as the ones who stormed the beaches of Normandy had a chance to participate in the ceremony. Some even walked

FEATURE

Story and photos by Senior Airman Devin Boyer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

FEATURE

Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr., 86th Airlift Wing commander, flies a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein, past Mont Saint-Michel, France, June 3. This event commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multinational amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the U.S.’ steadfast commitment to European allies and partners. Overall, approximately 400 U.S. service members from units in Europe and the U.S. participated in ceremonial D-Day 73 events from May 31 to June 7.

Ramstein region celebrates Polizei’s 70th anniversary, Page 2

See D-DAY, Pages 6 & 7

LIFESTYLES

Tip of the Week:

Thursday is a religious holiday in Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, BadenWürrtemberg, Hessen, Bayern, in some communities in Saxony and Thüringen and in areas with a mainly Catholic population. Stores, banks and official institutions will be closed.

away feeling inspired. “I had the opportunity to eat dinner with a family and one of the locals that served us, he was actually 10 years old when everything transpired, and he gave us vivid details of things he remembered,” said Spc. Christopher Valentine, 29th Infantry Division generator mechanic, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

3rd AF CC promotes 13 to captain, Page 8

Smallest town in Pfalz holds medieval market, Page 18


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