9 April 2022 Garand Picture of the Day

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American paratroopers, with U.S. flags emblazoned on their shoulders for easy identification and bayonets fixed, take cover along a dirt road near the town of La Motte, France, on August 15, 1944.

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Apparently there is at least 2 places in France by the name of "La Motte" which can be a little confusing if you don't realise and if, like me, you find the other place of the same name on the opposite side of the country.