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Thousands of people photograph U.S. and international paratroopers as they land in the Normandy region of France, June 8, 2014, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. More than 700 paratroopers from the United States, France, Germany, England and the Netherlands re-enacted the historic airdrop over the town of Chef-du-Pont, France.

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Thousands of people photograph U.S. and international paratroopers as they land in the Normandy region of France, June 8, 2014, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. More than 700 paratroopers from the United States, France, Germany, England and the Netherlands re-enacted the historic airdrop over the town of Chef-du-Pont, France.

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