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Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, right center, commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, renders a salute, alongside representatives of the French and German militaries, to a memorial dedicated to the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during a memorial in Carentan, France, June 3, 2016. Air Force photo byStaff Sgt. Timothy Moore

Carentan Remembers D-Day

Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, right center, commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, renders a salute, alongside representatives of the French and German militaries, to a memorial dedicated to the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during a memorial in Carentan, France, June 3, 2016. Air Force photo byStaff Sgt. Timothy Moore

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