 And now, for your strong Europe's spotlight. Operation Market Garden was the largest airborne operation in history, sending over 14,500 Allied paratroopers and over 20,000 glider troopers into the German-occupied Netherlands in September of 1944. Seventy-one years later, Dutch citizens, active-duty paratroopers and World War II veterans gathered to honor the sacrifices of those who lost their lives during the operation. We don't want to forget what happened, how important it is to have freedom and also respect everyone that has been doing that before us. The commemoration events included a 17-kilometer road march, memorial ceremonies, and a series of airborne drops conducted by paratroopers from the 173rd and 82nd Airborne, along with paratroopers from other Allied nations, onto the same historic drop zones from the original operation. For more information visit er.army.mil