Local French civic leaders speak during a monument ceremony in Chef-du-Pont, France, June 03, 2025. The ceremony was held to honor a group of 150 Soldiers from the 507th and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments who liberated Chef-du-Pont. U.S. military personnel and equipment will commemorate the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, widely known as D-Day. Participating service members from approximately 25 units will take part in more than 80 commemorative events from June 3 to June 8, in approximately 40 French communities throughout the Normandy region-- including a bilateral ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery on June 6, and a commemorative airborne operation on June 8. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Mireille Merilice-Roberts)