Keywords: US Navy 040709-N-5821W-005 John Hoffpauir, former member of the American 82nd Airborne Division, looks at a monument in Ponte Dirillo, Sicily.jpg en Naval Air Station NAS Sigonella Sicily July 9 2004 - John Hoffpauir former member of the American 82nd Airborne Division looks at a monument in Ponte Dirillo Sicily which lists the names of 39 service members of the American 82nd Airborne Division who lost their lives 61 years ago in Ponte Dirillo during World War II Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jeffrey Darrington and Electronics Technician Seaman Justin Line stand at attention holding the Italian and American flags Naval Computers and Telecommunication Station NAVCOMTELSTA located at NAS Sigonella hosted a memorial on July 9 honoring these service members for their heroic actions The memorial sits at the site of a battle that took place between the 82nd and German and Italian forces and is still overlooked by three pillbox gun emplacements used by German and Italian forces during the war NAS Sigonella provides logistics support for Commander Sixth Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean area of operation U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Stephen P Weaver RELEASED 040709-N-5821W-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 16204 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Stephen P Weaver PD-USGov-Military-Navy Photographs of flags of the United States 82nd Airborne Division Naval Air Station Sigonella |