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Service members from varying countries present a salute during the Iron Mike Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 5, 2022. The ceremony paid tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for peace, freedom and dignity during D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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Iron Mike Memorial Ceremony participants are presented with wreaths to place at the base of the Airborne Trooper statue in Normandy, France, June 5, 2022. The ceremony commemorated the brave men that fought repeated German attacks on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Donahue, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., speaks to attendees at the Iron Mike Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 5, 2022. Iron Mike is an airborne trooper statue, and is a tribute to the American Soldiers who bravely fought on D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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A U.S. Army Airborne soldier glides into a drop zone in Normandy, France, June 5, 2022. The soldiers landed in the same area the Germans purposely flooded during World War II in an attempt to defeat U.S. Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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U.S. Forces, and their allies, commemorate D-Day

Published June 5, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby
86TH Airlift Wing Public Affairs

SAINT-MERE-EGLISE, France --