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U.S. Army paratrooper Sgt. Tim Carpenter, center right, assigned to 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, presents flowers during a ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of D-Day at the Crossroads Memorial site in Gourbesville in the Normandy region of France, June 5, 2015.

U.S. Army paratrooper Sgt. Tim Carpenter, center right, assigned to 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, presents flowers during a ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of D-Day at the Crossroads Memorial site in Gourbesville in the Normandy region of France, June 5, 2015.

U.S. Army paratrooper Sgt. Tim Carpenter, center right, assigned to 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, presents flowers during a ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of D-Day at the Crossroads Memorial site in Gourbesville in the Normandy region of France, June 5, 2015.

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