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A World War II veteran and former paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division salutes the U.S. flag during a memorial ceremony held June 4, 2011, to honor his fallen comrades who died liberating Angoville au Plain, France, and surrounding areas following the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. Residents of Angoville hold the memorial ceremony every year. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

A World War II veteran and former paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division salutes the U.S. flag during a memorial ceremony held June 4, 2011, to honor his fallen comrades who died liberating Angoville au Plain, France, and surrounding areas following the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. Residents of Angoville hold the memorial ceremony every year. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

A World War II veteran and former paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division salutes the U.S. flag during a memorial ceremony held June 4, 2011, to honor his fallen comrades who died liberating Angoville au Plain, France, and surrounding areas following the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. Residents of Angoville hold the memorial ceremony every year. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

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