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Pvt. Bernard M. Nakle from the 101st Airborne gives gum to a little Dutch girl after landing behind German lines in the Netherlands.

– 9/18/44

82d Airborne Division drop near Grave in the Netherlands during Operation Market-Garden. (National Archives)

This German Shepherd dog—shown with its owner, U.S. Army paratrooper Lt. Peter Barenowski—is the only dog that jumped into combat with American airborne forces. – 10/17/44

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