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A German soldier helps support World War II veteran U.S. Army paratrooper Robert Wright as he prepares to receive the French Legion of Honor medal during a ceremony in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 6, 2011. Wright is receiving the medal for his heroics as a medic during WWII's D-Day invasion. U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, far left, stands with Wright as he waits for the medal.

A German soldier helps support World War II veteran U.S. Army paratrooper Robert Wright as he prepares to receive the French Legion of Honor medal during a ceremony in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 6, 2011. Wright is receiving the medal for his heroics as a medic during WWII's D-Day invasion. U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, far left, stands with Wright as he waits for the medal.

A German soldier helps support World War II veteran U.S. Army paratrooper Robert Wright as he prepares to receive the French Legion of Honor medal during a ceremony in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 6, 2011. Wright is receiving the medal for his heroics as a medic during WWII's D-Day invasion. U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, far left, stands with Wright as he waits for the medal.

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