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A veteran being pushed in a wheelchair shakes the hand of a child from dozens of people on the sidelines.

Hero's Handshake

A French child greets Richard Stewart, a World War II veteran, during a welcome event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day at the Deauville-Normandie airport in Deauville, France, June 3, 2024. Stewart landed on Omaha Beach in July 1944 and continued to serve in France, Belgium and Germany to provide area communications support for various Army Air Forces commands until the end of the war.

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