Connie French Rinker, the daughter of World War II veteran Cpl. Cornelius T. French, Jr, picture shown, poses for a picture with her daughter Erin-Caitlin Rinker, June 6, 2017, on Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France. Cpl. French served as a gunner with Charlie Company, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, during World War II. This ceremony commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the ’ steadfast commitment to European allies and partners. Overall, approximately 400 U.

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Connie French Rinker, the daughter of World War II veteran Cpl. Cornelius T. French, Jr, picture shown, poses for a picture with her daughter Erin-Caitlin Rinker, June 6, 2017, on Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France. Cpl. French served as a gunner with Charlie Company, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, during World War II. This ceremony commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the ’ steadfast commitment to European allies and partners. Overall, approximately 400 servicemembers from units in Europe and the are participating in ceremonial D-Day events from May 31 to June 7, 2017.

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