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Photos: 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion

A piper plays a lament as British landing craft near shore at Gold Beach on Friday as part of 70th-anniversary observances of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
A piper plays a lament as British landing craft near shore at Gold Beach on Friday as part of 70th-anniversary observances of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
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June 6, 2014, is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries, including Britain and the United States, launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy, France. These assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany.

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