Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II’s most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions,

Bob Jimenez, a retired Tucson police officer and former U.S. Army paratrooper, took part in a special commemorative parachute jump over the Netherlands.

Parachutists jump Saturday over Ginkel Heath, Netherlands, to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's Operation Market Garden. Parachutists jump Saturday over Ginkel Heath, Netherlands, to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's Operation Market Garden.

Britain's Princess Anne and hundreds of children laid flowers Sunday in memory of those who died 80 years ago during one of World War II's most audacious airborne operations: a plan to seize Dutch bridges and forge a path into Nazi Germany.

Operation Market Garden in 1944 ultimately ended in failure, with the loss of almost 15,000 Allied soldiers. Read more at straitstimes.com.