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Following an emotional flyover of

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Normandy's iconic landing beaches , 26

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remarkable World War II veterans

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touched down in France Sunday for the

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upcoming 81st anniversary of the D-Day

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invasion . It was a roll call of heroes

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as they disembarked their aircraft on a

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specially designed wheelchair

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accessible jet bridge . Several men who

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landed on Utah Beach , two who survived

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some of the worst stretch . Omaha , a

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member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen ,

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numerous men who liberated and never

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forgot the horrors of the concentration

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camps , and an Army nurse , the sole

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female on board who will turn 104

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during her trip . The crowds cheered

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wildly as each veteran arrived at the

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tarmac . First Army , the historical

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organization which led all American

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forces on D-Day , officially welcomed

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the veterans . Lieutenant General

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Bradley once said that in war there is

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no second place . You know that

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firsthand . It was your bravery and

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sacrifice that led us to victory . We

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will never forget the cost . After the

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ceremony , technical Sergeant Bill

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Conableable had some very simple advice

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for today's soldiers . Carry out your

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training , do your duty ,

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be faithful to the country . Reporting

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from Normandy , France , I am Staff

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Sergeant Amy Norden , First Army .