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Robert Wright, a World War II veteran paratrooper and medic, reacts with emotion before receiving the French Legion of Honor medal on the 67th anniversary of D-Day in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 6, 2011. Wright and fellow medic, Ken Moore, cared for more than 70 injured allied and German troops in the Angoville church before the town was liberated. Wright served with the 101st Airborne Division.

MEDAL EMOTION

Robert Wright, a World War II veteran paratrooper and medic, reacts with emotion before receiving the French Legion of Honor medal on the 67th anniversary of D-Day in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 6, 2011. Wright and fellow medic, Ken Moore, cared for more than 70 injured allied and German troops in the Angoville church before the town was liberated. Wright served with the 101st Airborne Division.

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