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[THIS POST IS STRICTLY NON-POLITICAL] American paratroopers from both the 502nd and 506th PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment) pose with the spoils of war after heaving fighting the day prior, June 6th, 1944. This photograph was taken just south of Ravenoville, at Marmion Farm. On June 6th an hour and half long battle took place between the paratroopers and the German soldiers defending the farm which had been a command post. The flag that is being held by paratrooper James Flanagan, who took it off the wall of the command post when the fighting was done. The helmet at his boots had been exactly where it was the day prior when the German soldier wearing it was killed. Flanagan was apart of 2nd Platoon, "C" Company, 502nd PIR, 101st Airborne. He would survive the war and keep the flag, later donating it to the museum of the 101st Airborne where it still resides today. All of these paratroopers had been fighting for hours from about 1:15 AM to 9:00 AM (when this photograph was taken) practically non-stop. The paratrooper to the left of Flanagan appears to have a bullet hole in his helmet, evidence of the incredibly chaotic and heavy fighting that took place the hours prior. The soldier to the right of Flanagan is holding a jump machete, used for cutting yourself out of your harness or making your way through thick vegetation. On June 5th, 1944, the American paratroopers were told to get on their gear, pack their chutes, and get ready to jump. Skepticism of if this jump would be scrubbed by weather too ran high, several jumps in the days prior had been announced and then cancelled as the men were loading into their aircraft. But this time the paratroopers knew it would probably be the real deal. As the sun began to set, paratroopers were packing all of their essential items including: ammuntion, grenades, explosive blocks, gammom bombs, reserve chute, extra jump cord, identification clicker, jump knife, bayonet, machete, firearm, first aid kit, cigarettes, and rations. [CAPTION CONTINUED DOWN BELOW IN THE COMMENTS!] - #ww2 #paratroopers #paratrooper #normandie #france #ravenoville #wwii #worldwar2 #history #geschichte #histoire #2weltkrieg #historical #vintage

Woodrow "Curly" Robbins (left) and Burton "Pat" Christenson of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, stand beside their plane on a practice jump prior to DDay in 1944. Christenson and Robbins were machine gunner and assistant machine gunner in 1st platoon ♠♠ #bandofbrothers #easycompany #506thpir #parachuteinfantry #101stairbornedivision #screamingeagles #burtonchristenson #woodrowrobbins #ww2 #wwii #ww2veterans #dday #history #ww2history #paratrooper

My goodness I love these guys. ✨ • • • #gis #101stab #101stairborne #82ndairborne #screamingeagles #vintagefashion #normandy #dday #dday1944 #june61944 #frenchcountryside #truevintageootd #1940sfashion #williamoforange #dutchfriends

The night before #American #Soldiers stormed the beaches of #Normandy, Joseph Reilly and the @101st_ab parachuted behind enemy lines. He and his fellow Soldiers helped to secure #UtahBeach and the first foothold in #America’s liberation of #WesternEurope. Reilly also fought in #OperationMarketGarden, #BattleoftheBulge, and the battle of the Ruhr Pocket. @whitehouse photo #DDay75 #ArmyHistory #Soldier4life #ServeWithHonor #WWII #airborne #greatestgeneration #hero #USArmy #screamingeagles #DDay #SundayRead #Soldier #history #Europe #ArmyGram

"Sometimes in my youth, the war returned to Dad in the night. I heard his nightmares and his shouts. Mom always said not to bother him and to 'let him be.' I was scared. When things were tough for him, he would just say, 'The war is talking to me today. So, don’t take it personally.'”⠀ ⠀ Todd Anton shares how "Saving Private Ryan" and a trip to the beaches of Normandy forever changed his understanding of his father. Read it at NormandyStories.com/blog — and leave a comment to let us know your thoughts. ⠀ ⠀ Want to help us finish our documentary? Consider making a tax-deductible donation at NormandyStories.com ⠀ #101stairborne #worldwar2 #easycompany #usarmy #usmilitary #ww2 #history #plattoon #savingprivateryan #normandy #militaryhistory #dday #currahee #savingprivateryan #documentary #WWII #screamingeagles #bandofbrothers #historicaldocumentary #battleofnormandy #warmovie #omahabeach #ww2history #daledye #unlimitednormandie #normandystories #TGWWF #filmmaking #101st #101stairborne

Be a leader. Dare to be different, don’t live within the fear of the unknown. #101stairborne #fortcampbell #eagles #screamingeagles #soldier #fitnessmotivation #bodybuilding #malemodel #model #modeling #beauty #malephysique #classicphysique #deployed

The "Week of the Eagles" is upon us! Stay tuned for the highlights from the @101stabndivaa as they celebrate their #legacy and #ArmyHistory. #101AirAssault #ScreamingEagles #LegacyofHeroism #FearlessFriday

If you are able, save them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.  Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always. Take what they have left and what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own.  And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind. Major Michael Davis O'Donnell 1 January 1970 Dak To, Vietnam #vietnamwar #vietnamera #usmc #unitedstatesmarinecorp #unitedstates #usarmy #usmc #usnavy #usn #101stairborne #screamingeagles #greenberet #navyseals #specialforces #americasfinest #hamburgerhill #ashauvalley #hueyhelicopter #m16 #usgi #gijoe #m60 #vintage #poetry #poem #hueychopper #uh1d #doorgunner #airborneranger

“One of my favourite locations in Normandy, nothing changed in Marmion Farm the last 75 years” #Reenactment #France #Normandy #DDayexperience #101stAirborne #Paratrooper #Fight #WW2 #WorldWar2 #Airborne #Advance #Forward #Nature #Countryside #Road #M1Garand #Denixfans #War #ETO #Ravenoville #ScreamingEagles