A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives has made a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

“Speaker Johnson saying extra prayers for our parachute riggers as 8 GOP House members jump for Normandy 80th!” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) posted on X before the lawmakers went airborne.

In this image provided by Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., Waltz carries a flag before a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy, France, marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Friday, June 7, 2024.

A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives made a commemorative parachute jump Friday at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the historic assault that launched … ...

WASHINGTON — A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives made a commemorative parachute jump Friday at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the historic ...

People attend a multinational parachute drop to commemorate the contribution of airborne forces on D-Day as part of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, in Sannerville, Normandy, on June 5.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives made a commemorative parachute jump Friday at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the historic ...

A member of the 507th parachute infantry regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, Stevens died in action on D-Day. "We all need to honor and remember what happened," Self said.

Congressman Jason Crow reenacted the parachute jump out of a WWII-era plane to honor the servicemembers who made that same jump behind enemy lines 80 years ago on D-Day.

In 2001, Staff Sgt. Alexander Gessner, an 82nd Airborne jumpmaster, died after his reserve parachute deployed inside a C-130 plane and forced him out the door during a nighttime jump.