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This June marks the 67th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, and the beginning of the end of World War II. The last great D-Day commemorations were held two years ago, because there likely won't be any veterans alive for the 70th. But Normandy's inhabitants haven't forgotten what the British, Canadian and American troops and their families sacrificed all those years ago.
When I was on the small main square of a town in Normandy, an elderly Frenchman approached me and sang a few bars of "The Star-Spangled Banner." The region remains particularly friendly territory for Americans and is an inspiring place to see museums, monuments and cemeteries that pay tribute to the courage of the Allied armies.
Read more:
Normandy France: Scars remain in Normandy, France - chicagotribune.com
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D-Day! The greatest single event in human history!
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