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A British veteran of D-Day -- and still able to wear his old military police uniform -- signs an autograph for a young American during a tribute to airborne vets at Sainte- Mere-Eglise, France, June 5, on the 60th anniversary of the Allied jump into the area to liberate the country from the Germans. Photo by Jim Garamone

A British veteran of D-Day -- and still able to wear his old military police uniform -- signs an autograph for a young American during a tribute to airborne vets at Sainte- Mere-Eglise, France, June 5, on the 60th anniversary of the Allied jump into the area to liberate the country from the Germans. Photo by Jim Garamone

A British veteran of D-Day -- and still able to wear his old military police uniform -- signs an autograph for a young American during a tribute to airborne vets at Sainte- Mere-Eglise, France, June 5, on the 60th anniversary of the Allied jump into the area to liberate the country from the Germans. Photo by Jim Garamone

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