Comrades watch as American parachutists jump over Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northern France, June 5, 2005, to commemorate the Allied D-Day landings of World War II. Rain dampened plans for about 150 military parachutists, with Germans taking part for the first time, to leap over the first Normandy town freed from the Nazi grip on June 6, 1944. (China Daily/AP Photo)
German parachutists walk past the church at Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northern France, June 5, 2005, during ceremonies to commemorate the Allied D-Day landings of World War II. (China Daily/AP Photo)