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Video by Sgt. Anthony Ackah-Mensah
81st D-Day Anniversary: Staff Sgt. Bill Owens awarded Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Special Operations Command Europe
June 5, 2025 | 1:02
An award ceremony takes place to honor Staff Sgt. Bill Owens of the 82nd Airborne Division for giving his life 81 years ago on D-Day in Saint Mère Eglise, France, June 5, 2025. Owens was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroic Actions. U.S. military personnel are in France to mark the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. More than 80 commemorative events take place from June 3 to 8 across approximately 40 communities in the Normandy region, including a bilateral ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery on June 6 and an airborne operation on June 8. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Anthony Ackah-Mensah)
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