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Honoring D-Day Heroes

June 6, 2023 |DOD News
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Service members and civilians honored D-Day veterans during 79th anniversary ceremonies near Normandy, France. The ceremonies highlighted the efforts of the service members who scaled the cliffs at Normandy in 1944.

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C-130s fly over a D-Day memorial in France.
A service member is shown from behind, saluting the flag.
WWII veterans arrive in wheelchairs for a D-Day ceremony.
A seated WWII veteran is shown close-up.
A veteran smells flowers during a D-Day memorial.
WWII veterans are seated during a D-Day ceremony.
A uniformed soldier greets a seated WWII veteran during an outdoor D-Day ceremony.
A military trumpeter plays during a D-Day ceremony.
A row of graves featuring U.S. and French flags is photographed in the Normandy American Cemetery in France.
A uniformed service member shakes hands with a seated World War II veteran during an outdoor ceremony.
Three people in suits lay wreaths during a D-Day remembrance ceremony.
A man in a suit shakes hands with a seated World War II veteran at a D-Day ceremony.
A smiling person in a suit leans forward to shake hands with a seated World War II veteran during a D-Day ceremony.
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The Defense Department celebrates these heroes for their selfless service and sacrifice in the name of global peace and security. 

Commemorating World War II Commemorating World War II: https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/WWII/

Veterans D-Day Observances World War II

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