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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patrick S. Wilkins, left, talks with Dick Yates during a ceremony honoring the service of U.S. Army nurses during World War II, in Bolleville, Normandy, France, June 4, 2014. Wilkins is commander of the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Yates is a delegate from the Washington, D.C., chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patrick S. Wilkins, left, talks with Dick Yates during a ceremony honoring the service of U.S. Army nurses during World War II, in Bolleville, Normandy, France, June 4, 2014. Wilkins is commander of the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Yates is a delegate from the Washington, D.C., chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patrick S. Wilkins, left, talks with Dick Yates during a ceremony honoring the service of U.S. Army nurses during World War II, in Bolleville, Normandy, France, June 4, 2014. Wilkins is commander of the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Yates is a delegate from the Washington, D.C., chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association.

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