D-Day ceremony in Normandy
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki arrives at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer to attend a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in the Normandy region of France on June 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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