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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

HISTORICAL FACTS: Crowds honor wwii veterans at normandy d day celebrations 607b7164 ce4d 4912 a46a cfa2bc8b9e34 - Caught on Camera

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When D-Day veterans set foot on the Normandy beaches and other World War II sites, they express a mix of joy and sadness. Joy at seeing the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed on June 6, 1944. Sadness as they think of their fallen comrades and of another battle now being waged in Europe: the war in Ukraine.

For the past two years, D-Day ceremonies were reduced to a minimum amid COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

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