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29th ID Soldiers participate in Normandy D-Day commemoration
Command teams from U.S. Army Special Operations Command, the 29th Infantry Division and the 1st Infantry Division pose for a photo June 6, 2025, in Vierville-sur-Mer, France. From left to right: Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann, senior enlisted advisor for USASOC; Lt. Gen. Jonathan P. Braga, commanding general of USASOC; Maj. Gen. Joseph A. DiNonno, commanding general of the 29th ID; Command Sgt. Maj. Eric J. Saxton, senior enlisted leader for the 29th ID; Maj. Gen. Monté L. Rone, commanding general for the 1st Infantry Division; and Command Sgt. Maj. Derek Noyes, command sergeant major for 1st ID. On June 6, 1944, regimental teams from the 29th Infantry Division, 1st ID and U.S. Army Rangers from 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions, a USASOC asset, were among the first wave of troops to land at Omaha Beach. More than 600 U.S. service members, including 30 from the 29th ID, are in Normandy to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)

Photo by: SFC Terra C. Gatti |  VIRIN: 250606-Z-SM601-3008.JPG