WWII veteran, George Shankle (center), a radio operator with Co. E., 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, places his hand over his heart as wreaths are laid at the base of a monument during the 74th D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2018 at Utah Beach along the coast of France. Seventy-four years ago to the day, paratroopers, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the United States military conducted the largest assault and changed the tide of WWII.

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