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Normandy D-Day Anniversary Jump Honors Paratroopers in France
Hundreds of NATO paratroopers from the 62nd and 101st Airborne Divisions paid tribute on the Day of Days June 6 1944 near Sainte-Mere-Eglise France. Spectators watched a flyover as Romanians participate for the first time at Normandy commemorations.
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Sainte-Mere-Eglise
France
English Channel
Normandy
NATO
62Nd
101St Airborne
Cherbourg
United States
Germany
Netherlands
Romania
Sainte-Merc-Eglise
Robert Cooley
35Ard Civil Affairs Command
Europe
Africa
Susan Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Hollywood
U.S. Army Europe Command
Robert Abernethy
Abernethy
Kenneth “Rock” Merritt
62Nd Airborne
la Fiere
Curtis Scaparrotti
U.S. European Command
Sainte- Merc-Eglise
Michael Abrams
Stars and Stripes