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U.S., French, British and German paratroopers parachute over Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 6, 2009. The paratroopers are jumping in honor of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Sainte Mere Eglise is the area most known as the first French town liberated by Allied forces during World War II.

HONORING D-DAY

U.S., French, British and German paratroopers parachute over Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 6, 2009. The paratroopers are jumping in honor of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Sainte Mere Eglise is the area most known as the first French town liberated by Allied forces during World War II.

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