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ST. AVOLD, France – Leslie Palmer Cruise Jr., an 89-year-old World War II veteran from Horsham, Pa., salutes the gravesite of Pfc. Richard Vargas during a wreath laying ceremony here at Lorraine American Cemetery June 2. Both Cruise and Vargas served as paratroopers with H Co., 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne, and were part of the airborne assault during the D-Day invasion June 6, 1944. The next day, while members of the 82nd Airborne tried to secure a roadblock, Vargas was fatally struck by a mortar shell. Cruise was inches from him when the shell exploded but was unharmed. He moved Vargas to cover and provided care to his fallen comrade until the field medic arrived. Later that day, Cruise learned that Vargas had died en route to the aid station. Organized by the National Warplane Museum, the wreath laying ceremony was part of this week’s 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Le cimetière américain de Saint-Avold, ou Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, est un cimetière militaire américain situé à Saint-Avold, commune française située dans le département de la Moselle et dans la partie lorraine de la région ACAL. La nécropole militaire américaine s'étend sur 46 hectares. C'est la plus grande d’Europe, avec 10 489 tombes de soldats décédés pour la plupart dans la conquête du Rhin. Le site a été offert, à titre perpétuel, en juillet 1947, au gouvernement américain. Initialement le site avait été créé un peu plus au sud par la 7e armée des Etats-Unis. (Photo by Brandon Beach, 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs) www.army.mil/d-day/ |
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