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(crowds bustling)

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- [Narrator] Hundreds of people
attended an annual ceremony

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in the village of Picauville,
France on June 4th.

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The ceremony commemorates the
75th anniversary of D-Day,

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and the forces that fought
to secure the village

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in the days following June 6th.

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- I believe it's part of
our heritage as airmen,

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and as was demonstrated
today, in this ceremony,

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just the important part that we play,

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not only in the invasion,

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but throughout the rest
of the battle of Normandy,

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and the eventual liberation
of Europe in its entirety.

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You can see from the
locals that are around

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that it is very much appreciated
that we're a part of this,

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and they still very much recognize,

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not only what we did back then,

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but we still do today.

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- [Narrator] Reporting
from Picauville, France,

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I'm Airman First Class, Noah Coger.