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June 4, 2014
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patrick S. Wilkins, commander of the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), talks to Dick Yates, a delegate from the 82nd Airborne Division Association's Washington, D.C. Chapter, during a ceremony to honor the service of U.S. Army nurses during World War II, in Bolleville, Normandy, France, June 4, 2014. The event was one of several commemorations of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day operations conducted by Allied forces during World War II June 5-6, 1944. More than 650 U.S. military personnel have joined troops from several NATO nations to participate in ceremonies to honor the events at the invitation of the French government. http://www.eucom.mil/key-activities/featured-events/d-day-june-6-1944