Photos: D-Day anniversary
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Photos of D-Day anniversary gatherings from around the world.
An American flag is placed in the sand of Omaha Beach, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014. Veterans and Normandy residents are paying tribute to the thousands who gave their lives in the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France 70 years ago. World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied D-Day troops who risked and gave their lives to defeat Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets participants during a British D-Day commemoration ceremony in Bayeux cemetery, northern France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool)
- Leon Neal
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and French President Francois Hollande, left, participate in the 70th French-American commemoration D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France on Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Pascal Rossignol, Pool)
- Pascal Rossignol
Britain's Queen Elizabeth lays a wreath during the French-British ceremony at the British War cemetery in Bayeux, Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Thomas Bregardis, pool)
- Thomas Bregardis
Australian World War II veterans place crosses and flags at graves before attending the French-British ceremony at the British War cemetery in Bayeux, Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, pool)
- Leon Neal
Military enthusiasts walk on Omaha Beach Vierville sur Mer, western France , Friday June 6, 2014. World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied D-Day troops who risked and gave their lives to defeat Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
A military enthusiast takes a snapshot of Omaha Beach, western France, Friday June 6, 2014. Veterans and Normandy residents are paying tribute to the thousands who gave their lives in the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France 70 years ago. World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied D-Day troops who risked and gave their lives to defeat Adolf Hitler's Third Reich.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
World War II re-enactor, John Werner, of Chatham, Ill., participates in ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day invasion at Normandy, France, in front of the World War II Memorial at Oak Ridge Cemetery Friday, June 6, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
- Seth Perlman
From left, World War II veterans of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division, Hal Baumgarter, 90 from Pennsylvania, Steve Melnikoff, 94, from Rhode Island, Don McCarthy, 90 from Maryland, and Morley Piper, 90, from Massachusetts, attend a D-Day commemoration, on Omaha Beach, western France , Friday June 6, 2014. Veterans and Normandy residents are paying tribute to the thousands who gave their lives in the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France 70 years ago. World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied D-Day troops who risked and gave their lives to defeat Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
Army private Kendrick Brown holds the company flag as he stands with soldiers of the 11th Transportation Battalion based out of Fort Story during the D-Day 70th anniversary ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va.,, on Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Vicki Cronis-Nohe) MAGS OUT
- Vicki Cronis-Nohe
Veterans Bill Hough, left, and Jim Wilkinson, right, take part in a moment of silence during a ceremony in Ottawa, Friday, June 6, 2014, marking the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)
- FRED CHARTRAND
Army soldiers from Fort Story and Fort Eustis participate in an amphibious demonstration during a D-Day 70th anniversary ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., on June 6, 2014. Several D-Day veterans were in attendance. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Vicki Cronis-Nohe) MAGS OUT
- Vicki Cronis-Nohe
French war veteran Pierre Martinez, right, a member of a color guard, carries his flag at the Statue of Liberty after a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
- Richard Drew
Children unfurl two giant flags at the base of the Statue of Liberty: One American, one French as the band played both countries' national anthems, during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
- Richard Drew
Members of the 1st Co. Governor's Footguard band, from Hartford, Ct., look over their music at the Statue of Liberty after a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
- Richard Drew
Walt Wittholz of Auburndale, Fla., a retired Navy officer and president of the U.S. LST Association, gives a few remarks during the D-Day Memorial Service aboard LST 325 in Evansville, Ind., on Friday, June 6, 2014. Wittholz was aboard LST 560 in the South Pacific on D-Day and remembers it taking a few days to hear the news. (AP Photo/The Courier & Press, Erin McCracken)
- Erin McCracken
Paratroopers fly near the village of Ecausseville, western France, Saturday June 7, 2014, as part of commemorations of the 70 anniversary of the D-Day landing. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
- Remy de la Mauviniere
People wearing WWII style clothes look toward the sea, on the beach of Arromanches, western France, Friday June 6, 2014. Ceremonies to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day are drawing thousands of visitors to the cemeteries, beaches and stone-walled villages of Normandy this week, including some of the few remaining survivors of the largest sea-borne invasion ever mounted. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
93 year old U.S WW II veteran Jim Martin of the 101st Airborne, left, completes a tandem parachute jump onto Utah Beach, western France, Thursday June 5, 2014, as part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D Day. World leaders and veterans prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion this week in Normandy. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
One of three helicopters showered 1-million rose petals on the Statue of Liberty during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
- Richard Drew
A tank "Valentine" rolls on the beach of Arromanches during a tank parade, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
World War II militaries vehicles are displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France, on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
World War II militaries vehicles are displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France, on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings.(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
World War II veteran James H. Martin, right, 93, from Newton, Iowa, who landed with the 101st Airborne, on Utah Beach, speaks with TV series "Band of Brothers" actor Damian Lewis, during a wreath laying ceremony at the Richard Winters monument, in Sainte-Marie du Mont, France, Saturday, June 7, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
A group of military re-enactors feign a landing of a World War II barge on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, participates in the 70th French-American commemoration D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France on Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Pascal Rossignol, Pool)
- Pascal Rossignol
Paratroopers are dropped near the Normandy village of Ecausseville, western France, Saturday June 7, 2014, as part of commemorations of the 70 anniversary of the D-Day landing. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
- Remy de la Mauviniere
U.S. President Barack Obama, second left, and French President Francois Hollande sit on stage with veterans, at Normandy American Cemetery at Omaha Beach as he participates in the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Colleville sur Mer, in Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
- Charles Dharapak
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and French President Francois Hollande look out at Omaha Beach, one of the sites of the Allied soldiers beach landings, at Normandy American Cemetery as they participate in the 70th anniversary of D-Day, in Colleville sur Mer, Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
- Charles Dharapak
U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledges veterans as he speaks at Normandy American Cemetery at Omaha Beach as he participates in the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Colleville sur Mer in Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
- Charles Dharapak
A British veteran walks among headstones before participating in a French-British D-Day commemoration ceremony at the British War Cemetery in Bayeux, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Thomas Bregardis, Pool)
- Thomas Bregardis
A large screen shows a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Barack Obama during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day in Ouistreham, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
- Christophe Ena
The Patrouille de France aerobatic team performs during the D-Day commemoration at the Ouistreham beach, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
- Christophe Ena
People wearing WWII style clothes look toward the sea, on the beach of Arromanches, western France , Friday June 6, 2014. Ceremonies to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day are drawing thousands of visitors to the cemeteries, beaches and stone-walled villages of Normandy this week, including some of the few remaining survivors of the largest sea-borne invasion ever mounted. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
Veterans sing "God Save The Queen" at an event in Arromanches-les-Bains, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014, marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool)
- Leon Neal
Prince William Duke of Cambridge and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, center, attend a remembrance ceremony in Arromanches, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing. Visible at left is Arromanches mayor Patrick Jardin and his wife and at right French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve and his wife. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere/Pool)
- Remy de la Mauviniere
An onlooker waves an American flag as World War II military vehicles are displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France, on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, lays a wreath at an event for veterans in Arromanches-les-Bains, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014, marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool)
- Leon Neal
A group of military re-enactors look at the World War II vehicles displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
World War II military vehicles are displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France, on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
An American flag is placed in the sand of Omaha Beach, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014. Veterans and Normandy residents are paying tribute to the thousands who gave their lives in the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France 70 years ago. World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied D-Day troops who risked and gave their lives to defeat Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets participants during a British D-Day commemoration ceremony in Bayeux cemetery, northern France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool)
- Leon Neal
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and French President Francois Hollande, left, participate in the 70th French-American commemoration D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France on Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Pascal Rossignol, Pool)
- Pascal Rossignol
Britain's Queen Elizabeth lays a wreath during the French-British ceremony at the British War cemetery in Bayeux, Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Thomas Bregardis, pool)
- Thomas Bregardis
Australian World War II veterans place crosses and flags at graves before attending the French-British ceremony at the British War cemetery in Bayeux, Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, pool)
- Leon Neal
Military enthusiasts walk on Omaha Beach Vierville sur Mer, western France , Friday June 6, 2014. World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied D-Day troops who risked and gave their lives to defeat Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
A military enthusiast takes a snapshot of Omaha Beach, western France, Friday June 6, 2014. Veterans and Normandy residents are paying tribute to the thousands who gave their lives in the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France 70 years ago. World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied D-Day troops who risked and gave their lives to defeat Adolf Hitler's Third Reich.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
World War II re-enactor, John Werner, of Chatham, Ill., participates in ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day invasion at Normandy, France, in front of the World War II Memorial at Oak Ridge Cemetery Friday, June 6, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
- Seth Perlman
From left, World War II veterans of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division, Hal Baumgarter, 90 from Pennsylvania, Steve Melnikoff, 94, from Rhode Island, Don McCarthy, 90 from Maryland, and Morley Piper, 90, from Massachusetts, attend a D-Day commemoration, on Omaha Beach, western France , Friday June 6, 2014. Veterans and Normandy residents are paying tribute to the thousands who gave their lives in the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France 70 years ago. World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied D-Day troops who risked and gave their lives to defeat Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
Army private Kendrick Brown holds the company flag as he stands with soldiers of the 11th Transportation Battalion based out of Fort Story during the D-Day 70th anniversary ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va.,, on Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Vicki Cronis-Nohe) MAGS OUT
- Vicki Cronis-Nohe
World War II veterans listen to the National Anthem during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2014, at the World War II Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
- Evan Vucci
Veterans Bill Hough, left, and Jim Wilkinson, right, take part in a moment of silence during a ceremony in Ottawa, Friday, June 6, 2014, marking the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)
- FRED CHARTRAND
Army soldiers from Fort Story and Fort Eustis participate in an amphibious demonstration during a D-Day 70th anniversary ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., on June 6, 2014. Several D-Day veterans were in attendance. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Vicki Cronis-Nohe) MAGS OUT
- Vicki Cronis-Nohe
French war veteran Pierre Martinez, right, a member of a color guard, carries his flag at the Statue of Liberty after a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
- Richard Drew
Children unfurl two giant flags at the base of the Statue of Liberty: One American, one French as the band played both countries' national anthems, during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
- Richard Drew
Sailors from the French frigate La Fayette attend a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
- Richard Drew
Members of the 1st Co. Governor's Footguard band, from Hartford, Ct., look over their music at the Statue of Liberty after a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
- Richard Drew
D-day veteran John Kessler tears up during the playing of "Amazing Grace" during the 70th anniversary observance of D-Day, on Friday, June 6, 2014, at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. (AP Photo/The News & Advance, Jill Nance)
- JILL NANCE
Walt Wittholz of Auburndale, Fla., a retired Navy officer and president of the U.S. LST Association, gives a few remarks during the D-Day Memorial Service aboard LST 325 in Evansville, Ind., on Friday, June 6, 2014. Wittholz was aboard LST 560 in the South Pacific on D-Day and remembers it taking a few days to hear the news. (AP Photo/The Courier & Press, Erin McCracken)
- Erin McCracken
Paratroopers fly near the village of Ecausseville, western France, Saturday June 7, 2014, as part of commemorations of the 70 anniversary of the D-Day landing. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
- Remy de la Mauviniere
People wearing WWII style clothes look toward the sea, on the beach of Arromanches, western France, Friday June 6, 2014. Ceremonies to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day are drawing thousands of visitors to the cemeteries, beaches and stone-walled villages of Normandy this week, including some of the few remaining survivors of the largest sea-borne invasion ever mounted. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
93 year old U.S WW II veteran Jim Martin of the 101st Airborne, left, completes a tandem parachute jump onto Utah Beach, western France, Thursday June 5, 2014, as part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D Day. World leaders and veterans prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion this week in Normandy. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
One of three helicopters showered 1-million rose petals on the Statue of Liberty during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
- Richard Drew
A tank "Valentine" rolls on the beach of Arromanches during a tank parade, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
World War II militaries vehicles are displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France, on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
World War II militaries vehicles are displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France, on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings.(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
World War II veteran James H. Martin, right, 93, from Newton, Iowa, who landed with the 101st Airborne, on Utah Beach, speaks with TV series "Band of Brothers" actor Damian Lewis, during a wreath laying ceremony at the Richard Winters monument, in Sainte-Marie du Mont, France, Saturday, June 7, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
A group of military re-enactors feign a landing of a World War II barge on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, participates in the 70th French-American commemoration D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France on Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Pascal Rossignol, Pool)
- Pascal Rossignol
Paratroopers are dropped near the Normandy village of Ecausseville, western France, Saturday June 7, 2014, as part of commemorations of the 70 anniversary of the D-Day landing. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
- Remy de la Mauviniere
U.S. President Barack Obama, second left, and French President Francois Hollande sit on stage with veterans, at Normandy American Cemetery at Omaha Beach as he participates in the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Colleville sur Mer, in Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
- Charles Dharapak
Actors perform as President Barack Obama watches the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of D-Day at Sword Beach in Ouistreham, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
- Charles Dharapak
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and French President Francois Hollande look out at Omaha Beach, one of the sites of the Allied soldiers beach landings, at Normandy American Cemetery as they participate in the 70th anniversary of D-Day, in Colleville sur Mer, Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
- Charles Dharapak
Fred Glover, 88, a veteran of the 9th Para Battalion, waits to watch a parachute jump just outside Rainville during D-Day commemorations on June 5, 2014 in Ranville, France. (I-Images/Zuma Press/MCT)
- I-Images
U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledges veterans as he speaks at Normandy American Cemetery at Omaha Beach as he participates in the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Colleville sur Mer in Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
- Charles Dharapak
A British veteran walks among headstones before participating in a French-British D-Day commemoration ceremony at the British War Cemetery in Bayeux, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Thomas Bregardis, Pool)
- Thomas Bregardis
A large screen shows a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Barack Obama during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day in Ouistreham, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
- Christophe Ena
The Patrouille de France aerobatic team performs during the D-Day commemoration at the Ouistreham beach, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
- Christophe Ena
People wearing WWII style clothes look toward the sea, on the beach of Arromanches, western France , Friday June 6, 2014. Ceremonies to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day are drawing thousands of visitors to the cemeteries, beaches and stone-walled villages of Normandy this week, including some of the few remaining survivors of the largest sea-borne invasion ever mounted. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
- Thibault Camus
Veterans sing "God Save The Queen" at an event in Arromanches-les-Bains, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014, marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool)
- Leon Neal
Prince William Duke of Cambridge and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, center, attend a remembrance ceremony in Arromanches, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing. Visible at left is Arromanches mayor Patrick Jardin and his wife and at right French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve and his wife. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere/Pool)
- Remy de la Mauviniere
An onlooker waves an American flag as World War II military vehicles are displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France, on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, lays a wreath at an event for veterans in Arromanches-les-Bains, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014, marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool)
- Leon Neal
A group of military re-enactors look at the World War II vehicles displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
World War II military vehicles are displayed on the beach of Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014, as part of D-Day commemorations. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy, northern France, on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
- Claude Paris
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