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Veteran U.S. Army paratrooper Zane Schlemmer wears his original jump boots as he walks down the main street of Sainte Mere Eglise with other World War II veterans during a parade commemorating the 67th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France, June 5, 2011. Schlemmer was a U.S. Army sergeant assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division when he jumped into northern France on D-Day. French citizens applaud as he parades past, joined by current 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers and soldiers from other U.S. Army units.

Veteran U.S. Army paratrooper Zane Schlemmer wears his original jump boots as he walks down the main street of Sainte Mere Eglise with other World War II veterans during a parade commemorating the 67th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France, June 5, 2011. Schlemmer was a U.S. Army sergeant assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division when he jumped into northern France on D-Day. French citizens applaud as he parades past, joined by current 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers and soldiers from other U.S. Army units.

Veteran U.S. Army paratrooper Zane Schlemmer wears his original jump boots as he walks down the main street of Sainte Mere Eglise with other World War II veterans during a parade commemorating the 67th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France, June 5, 2011. Schlemmer was a U.S. Army sergeant assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division when he jumped into northern France on D-Day. French citizens applaud as he parades past, joined by current 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers and soldiers from other U.S. Army units.

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