Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYReturn to Normandy, 1954
Stars and Stripes
June 3, 2021
(Ted Rohde/Stars and Stripes)
Normandy, France, May, 1954: Ten years after they took part in the D-Day invasion of Europe, Master Sergeants William J. Hopkins Jr., left, and George C. Zares survey the beach in Normandy where they came ashore on June 6, 1944. The two were accompanied on their trip to Omaha Beach and other area landmarks by Stars and Stripes photographer Ted Rohde, who also took part in the Normandy invasion.