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Fred Morgan, a World War II veteran who landed in Normandy as a U.S. Army paratrooper medic with the 82nd Airborne Division during the allied invasion of France, embraces the current commanding general of the division, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, at La Fiere, France, June 5, 2011. Morgan and another veteran medics were present for the dedication of a memorial plaque to allied medics at a memorial to paratroopers.

PAST AND PRESENT

Fred Morgan, a World War II veteran who landed in Normandy as a U.S. Army paratrooper medic with the 82nd Airborne Division during the allied invasion of France, embraces the current commanding general of the division, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, at La Fiere, France, June 5, 2011. Morgan and another veteran medics were present for the dedication of a memorial plaque to allied medics at a memorial to paratroopers.

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