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Waiting for Evacuation

Soldiers of the 16th Infantry Regiment, wounded while storming Omaha Beach, France, wait by the chalk cliffs for evacuation to a field hospital for treatment on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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Tags: World War II, Veterans, D-Day, Veterans day, d-day 75
Credit: Army VIRIN: 180531-D-ZZ999-101Y.JPG

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