Rangers Reenact Pointe du Hoc Climb 75th D-Day Anniversary
U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment,
climb the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, in Cricqueville en Bessin,
France on June 4, 2019 as part of commemorating the 75th
anniversary of Operation Overlord, the World War II Allied
invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day that occurred
on June 6, 1944.
The Rangers' reenactment also honored the
135 men killed or wounded from the 2d and 5th Ranger
Battalions while capturing and holding Pointe du Hoc on
D-Day.
USA Patriotism! video compilation and
edit of American Forces Network videos by U.S. Army
Spc. Austin Lockhart and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class
Robert Baldock
