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Parachutists from several nations honor those who took part
in operation Market Garden by jumping over the fields that
saw some of the bloodiest fighting of World War ii.
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oughly 1,000 paratroopers children of fallen service-
from the U.S. and five other members were presented
nations jumped over the Nether- with a special Gold Medal
lands Sept. 19 to mark the 65th anniversary of remembrance, while a
of operation Market Garden. the mass large screen displayed an al-
jump near the town of ede honored allied phabetical list of the names
troops who took part in airdrops Sept. 17-25, of the more than 5,100 fa-
1944. about 100 veterans of the battle later talities from the conflicts in
attended a memorial service. iraq and afghanistan. the
operation Market Garden was meant to event included two men in
bring a swift end to World War ii. around revolutionary War-era uni-
20,000 British and american troops were forms ringing a replica of the
flown behind enemy lines to capture the liberty Bell and descendants
eight bridges that spanned the network of of fallen heroes from each
canals and rivers on the Dutch-German war dating back to 1776.
border. But they were met with strong resis-
tance around the city of arnhem, where the Photos for the Wall
advance stalled, and thousands were killed,
wounded, or captured. the battle was dra-
matized in the 1977 film “a Bridge too far.” T
he Vietnam Veter-
ans memorial Fund is looking Paratroopers jump
to gather photographs from the from C-130Js during
family and friends of each of the more a Sept. 19 demon-
Honoring Gold Star Families than 58,000 men and women listed on the stration that hon-
m
ore than 2,000 Gold Star Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Wash- ored those who took
families — spouses, parents, and ington, D.c. the photos will be displayed part in Operation
other relatives of fallen service- at the memorial’s planned education cen- Market Garden.
members — from across the U.S. joined ter. each da y, to celebrate the birthdays
together Sept. 26 in Washington, D.c., for of those lost in the Vietnam War, a larger-
the fourth annual time of remembrance than-life wall of photos will showcase
ceremony organized by the White House their pictures on their birthday. the group
commission on remembrance. also is beginning a campaign to raise $85
million to build an underground visitors’
THiS mOnTH in HiSTOry
center near the memorial.
the effort is being promoted in fedex
■ On Dec. 29, 1890, the Battle of Wounded Knee
took place in South Dakota, killing 25 U.S. cavalry-
office stores around the country, which
men and about 150 American Indian men, women,
will provide free scanning services to those
and children. It was the last major engagement be-
submitting pictures. for more information,
tween American Indians and the U.S. Army.
visit
www.vvmf.org. mo
Photo: Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich, USaf December 2009 Military officer 77
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