Garand Picture of the Day #210

Mark asked me to fill in
Two for one tonight

While hundreds of others move towards the beach in landing craft, American assault troops, with full equipment, move onto Omaha Beach in Northern France. 6 June 1944. (6/6/1944)

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American assault troops, with equipment form landing craft, wade ashore on Omaha Beach in northern France. 6 June 1944. (6/6/1944)
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American troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, wade through land flooded by Hitler's forces in an unsuccessful attempt to make glider landings impractical, on Utah Beach, France. These men carry full combat equipment and many have their life-belts still inflated should the encounter water over their depth on the march into the interior of the continent. 9 June 1944. (6/9/1944)

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