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THE AMERICAN BATTLE
MONUMENTS COMMISSION

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HOSTED A MEMORIAL CEREMONY
AT RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY

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FOR WORLD WAR II VETERANS
WHO FOUGHT IN OPERATION

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DRAGOON.

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OFTEN OVERSHADOWED BY
THE WELL-KNOWN OPERATION

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OVERLORD, WHICH HAS BEEN
CEMENTED IN THE PUBLIC'S

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CONSCIOUSNESS BY NUMEROUS
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS,

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DRAGOON WAS THE OTHER
OPERATION TWO MONTHS LATER

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THAT LIBERATED SOUTHERN
FRANCE FROM AXIS

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OCCUPATION IN AUGUST 1944.

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WE THANK YOU FOR TRAVELING
A GREAT DISTANCE TO BE

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HERE AND FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WALK WITH

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YOU AS WE RETRACE YOUR
FOOTSTEPS WE GIVE THANKS

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AND WE REMEMBER THE
SACRIFICES OF YOUR

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COMRADES WHO COULD
NOT RETURN HOME.

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SEVENTY-TWO YEARS HAVE
PASSED AND WE MUST NEVER

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FORGET THEIR BRAVERY.

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GENTLEMEN, I SALUTE YOU.

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FROM DRAGUIGNAN, FRANCE,
I'M PETTY OFFICER KELBY

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SANDERS.