U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kurt Thompson, assigned to 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, speaks to a French couple who paid for the installation of the memorial honoring the 82nd Airborne Division at Chef Du Pont Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over 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, from 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 Sgt. Austin Berner/Released)