A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, stands in formation June 5, 2015, during at a ceremony at the Crossroads Memorial site in the Normandy region of France in Gourbesville. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 71st anniversary as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 71. The task force, based in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, is supporting local events across Normandy, June 2-8, 2015, to commemorate the selfless actions by all the Allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 71 years later. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn)