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Charles Shay, a Penobscot tribal elder, writer and decorated veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, speaks at a memorial ceremony for the 1st Infantry Division Soldiers who died on D-Day securing Omaha Beach at Omaha Beach, France, June 3, 2019. Shay was a combat medic during D-Day and and created and held an aid station while under heavy fire. More than 1300 U.S. Service Members and 950 military personnel from Europe and Canada are commemorating the 75th anniversary of World War 2: Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day. Participating military units will take part in more than 70 events from June 1-9, 2019, throughout almost 40 French communities in the region. (U.S. Army photo taken by Spc. Nicholas Vidro, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)
| Date Taken: | 06.03.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 06.04.2019 07:53 |
| Photo ID: | 5431931 |
| VIRIN: | 190603-A-XO050-0147 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2000 |
| Size: | 2.25 MB |
| Location: | OMAHA BEACH, FR |
| Web Views: | 55 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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