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Charles Norman Shay (left), combat veteran, and retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt., speaks with members of the German Army in Picauville, France, June 4, 2022. Shay was assigned to an assault battalion in the first wave of attack on June 6, 1944, and received a Silver Star for his acts of valor on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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Two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, perform a flyover at the C-47 Memorial Garden Ceremony in Picauville, France, June 4, 2022. The C-47 Memorial Garden features a slate-covered area in the shape of a C-47, as well as tulip trees planted to represent each of the 20 American soldiers who lost their lives on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Europe and Africa commanding general, speaks to attendees of the C-47 Memorial Garden Ceremony in Picauville, France, June 4, 2022. The site was created to honor the sacrifice of 20 young American soldiers who gave their lives on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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A ceremony was held at the C-47 Memorial Garden in Picauville, France, June 4, 2022. The 439th Troop Carrier Group C-47 transport aircraft crashed in the early hours of June 6, 1944 after being hit by German anti-aircraft fire. (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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A C-130J out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany piloted by Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, flies past Mont Saint-Michel, France, June 4, 2022. Olson came to Normandy to participate in events as well as train with the 37th Airlift Squadron by joining them in low-level flight training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Sam Schell, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies over the beaches of Normandy, France, June 4, 2022. Schell and other aircrew members came to Normandy for the 78th memorial commemoration of the D-Day landings and remember those who gave their lives to free France from occupation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Sam Schell, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, displays a Neptune 78 and 101st Airborne commemorative patch at Normandy, France, June 4, 2022. The 37 AS came to Normandy to participate in fly overs for events and to drop paratroopers on historic locations as soldiers and Airmen did 78 years ago during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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Airmen assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, direct a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft into its proper parking spot in Normandy, France, June 3, 2022. Multiple C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 37th AS, participated in memorial events in commemoration of the 78th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Wright (right), 86th Airlift Wing public affairs journeyman, records footage of a flyover demonstration in Normandy, France, June 3, 2022. The 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, participated in multiple memorial ceremonies and demonstrations to pay tribute to those who lost their lives on D-Day 78 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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Three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, flew over the beaches of Normandy, France, June 3, 2022. The 37th AS participated in multiple flyover demonstrations to pay tribute to the 78th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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Children place flowers on a memorial during a D-Day ceremony at Negreville, France, June 3, 2022. Negreville hosted their 24th annual D-Day memorial service as a way to thank those who fought and died to free them from occupation during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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Guy Ledenechal, the Mayor of Negreville, France, gives a speech during a D-Day ceremony June 3, 2022. Negreville has hosted a D-Day ceremony every year since 1999 to commemorate those who gave their lives to free France during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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Two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, fly over Negreville, France during a D-Day ceremony June 3, 2022. On June 6, 1944 a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft crashed near Negreville after being hit by anti-aircraft fire and all aircrew members and paratroopers were forced to jump 12 miles away from their intended drop zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, flies past Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, June 2, 2022. 37th AS has a lineage that stems from squadrons that participated in the invasion of France by dropping troops and carrying gliders over Normandy in order to secure towns and bridges before the rest of the Allied Forces could storm the beaches during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Matt Bilbrey)

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Two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, fly over the beaches of Normandy, France during a ceremony, June 2, 2022. The 37th AS participated in the 78th Annual D-Day memorial as a way to pay tribute to the British, Canadian and U.S. forces who stormed the beaches and parachuted into Normandy on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, flies over the beaches of Normandy, France, during a D-Day ceremony, June 2, 2022. The 37th AS participated in the 78th D-Day memorial, where they took part in ceremonies, flyovers and demonstrations as a way to pay respect to those who gave their lives to free France during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

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Two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, flew over the Airborne Memorial Ceremony at Picauville, France, June 2, 2022. The ceremony paid tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives when five C-47’s crashed on this communal territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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Attendees pay their respects by laying flowers and wreaths for the fallen at the Airborne Memorial Ceremony at Picauville, France, June 2, 2022. The ceremony was held in remembrance of the 78th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Eve Douglas, Reserve Air Attaché, US Embassy Paris, speaks to the attendees of the Airborne Memorial D-Day Ceremony at Picauville, France, June 2, 2022. The ceremony paid tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives after five C-47’s crashed here on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Jacoby)

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