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PHOTOS | D-Day 80th anniversary

VIERVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE - JUNE 05: A plaque at a memorial statue honoring U.S. soldiers from the 29th Infantry Division is shown above Omaha Beach on June 05, 2024 in Vierville-sur-Mer, France. The 29th Infantry Division sustained severe casualty rates during the invasion of Normandy. Normandy is hosting a variety of events across significant sites such as Omaha Beach, Pegasus Bridge, Sainte-Mère-Église, and Pointe du Hoc, leading up to the official commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing on June 6. (/Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
by: Ashley Fowler
VIERVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE - JUNE 05: A plaque at a memorial statue honoring U.S. soldiers from the 29th Infantry Division is shown above Omaha Beach on June 05, 2024 in Vierville-sur-Mer, France. The 29th Infantry Division sustained severe casualty rates during the invasion of Normandy. (/Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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  • US servicemen escort US WWII veterans in wheelchairs as they arrive for the US ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II
  • US President Joe Biden speaks with a US WWII veteran during the US ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II
  • VIERVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE - JUNE 05: A plaque at a memorial statue honoring U.S. soldiers from the 29th Infantry Division is shown above Omaha Beach on June 05, 2024 in Vierville-sur-Mer, France. The 29th Infantry Division sustained severe casualty rates during the invasion of Normandy. Normandy is hosting a variety of events across significant sites such as Omaha Beach, Pegasus Bridge, Sainte-Mère-Église, and Pointe du Hoc, leading up to the official commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing on June 6. (/Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
  • The headstone of Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. is seen during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Oct. 11, 2023, in Arlington, Va. Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day invasion of France, is being posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. It's the military's second highest honor. The announcement was made Monday, June 3, 2024, by Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

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