170815-N-UY653-530 THEOULE-SUR-MER, France (Aug. 15, 2017) Brent Hardt, charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Paris, delivers remarks during a reception aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79). Oscar Austin is in Theoule-sur-Mer, France, to participate in events commemorating the 73rd anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the liberation of southern France by allied forces during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)