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A World War II veteran wearing medals on his blazer shakes hands with someone with sitting at an outdoor ceremony.

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Retired Army Master Sgt. Charles Norman Shay, who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, attends a ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, May 27, 2018. Shay is one of the few surviving American Indian World War II combat veterans. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Russell R. Rhodes Jr.

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