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Ted Rohde ©Stars and StripesNormandy, France, June, 1969: Soldiers from the U.S. Army 8th Infantry Division's airborne component take part in the French government's torch-lighting ceremony at Utah Beach, one of many events marking the 25th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day. An estimated 10,000 World War II veterans, led by Gen. Omar Bradley, attended the three-day commemoration.

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