190815-N-BM428-0101 THEOULE-SUR-MER, France (Aug. 15, 2019) The U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band marches down the streets of Thoule-Sur-Mer, France to commemorate Operation Dragoon, Aug. 15, 2019. USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) is in port to participate in the commemoration 75th Anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the operation which led to the liberation of southern France by Allied Forces. Donald Cook, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its ninth patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)