French locals dress as WWII 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers as part of the D-Day 74th commemoration events June 3, 2018 at the town of Sainte Mere Eglise, France. Each year, hundreds of French locals dress in WWII period costumes of U.S. paratroopers and other servicemembers as a way to honor the U.S. military members that liberated them during WWII.