Capt. Ignatius Maternowski, a Franciscan priest assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day, was honored during a D-Day 75 commemoration ceremony in Guetteville, France, June 8, 2019. The small French village honors Maternowski for his efforts to set up a combined aid station for treatment of Allied and German wounded.
Lt. Col. Brian Koyn (center), the 82nd Airborne Division chaplain, salutes during the playing of the United States National Anthem while attending the Chaplain Maternowski Ceremony at Guetteville, France June 8, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Wallace)
Lt. Col. Brian Koyn (center), the 82nd Airborne Division chaplain, speaks to audience members during the Chaplain Maternowski Ceremony at Guetteville, France June 8, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Wallace)
Friar Martin Kobos (left), a Franciscan priest from the same community as Capt. Ignatius Maternowski, and Lt. Col. Brian Koyn (center), the 82nd Airborne Division chaplain, show respect during the playing of the French National Anthem while attending the Chaplain Maternowski Ceremony at Guetteville, France June 8, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Wallace)
Friar Martin Kobos (center), a Franciscan priest from the same community as Capt. Ignatius Maternowski, opens a flag during the Chaplain Maternowski Ceremony at Guetteville, France June 8, 2019. The flag was donated to the town of Guetteville and is signed by the man who saw Maternowski being shot by the German sniper in 1944. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Wallace)