190816-N-AS200-0185 SAINT-RAPHAEL, France (Aug. 15, 2019) Cmdr. Chris Lepore, assistant U.S. Naval attache to France, participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at a monument en hommage aux soldats du débarquement in Saint-Raphael, Aug. 15, 2019. U.S. service members are in France to participate in events commemorating the 75th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the liberation of southern France by Allied forces during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Drew Verbis/Released)