U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Nicholson Jr., left, commanding general, 82nd Airborne Division, listens as D-Day veteran Leslie Palmer Cruz speaks to paratroopers about his experiences during a ceremony at the Iron Mike paratrooper memorial near the Normandy village of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 8, 2014. Nearly 1,000 paratroopers participated in the mass airdrop as part of the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landing in Normandy, France. (U.S. Air Force photo by Erica J. Knight/Released)