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  • British minister of Defense Philippe Hammond, rear left, Kader Arif, french minister in charge of war Veterans, second left, and French President Francois Hollande, center arrive at the ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France began in 1944, in the British war cemetery of Ranville, western France, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David Vincent, Pool)
  • French President Francois Hollande and Bristish Minister of Defense Philippe Hammond put down flowers during a ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France began in 1944, in the British war cemetery of Ranville, western France, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David Vincent, Pool)
  • French President Francois Hollande, center, and British Minister of Defense Philippe Hammond, left, take part a religious ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France began in 1944, in the British war cemetery of Ranville, western France, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David Vincent, Pool)
  • French President Francois Hollande, right, shakes hands with WWII veterans of Kieffer's Commando members during a ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France began in 1944, in the British war cemetery of Ranville, western France, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David Vincent, Pool)
  • French President Francois Hollande waves to soldiers at the end of a ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France began in 1944, in the British war cemetery of Ranville, western France, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David Vincent, Pool)
  • In this picture taken on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, shows the Colorado-made statue of Pennsylvania native Maj. Dick Winters, unveiled on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 near the beaches where the D-Day invasion of France began in 1944, one of many events marking the 68th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied operation that paved the way for the end of the war. The bronze statue built near the village of Sainte Marie du Mont, is a tribute to a man whose quiet leadership was chronicled in the book and television series
  • U.S. Vietnam veteran Sam Focer, 78, from Atlanta, Georgia, who fought with the 11th armored cavalry regiment, walks among tombs at the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2012, during the commemoration of the 68th anniversary of the D-Day.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • Wreathes are being laid at the Memorial of the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2012, during the ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • The U.S. flag is being raised at the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2012, before the start of the ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • The U.S. flag is raised at the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2012, before the start of the ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • Visitors walk among tombs at the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2012, as part of the commemoration of the 68th anniversary of the D-Day.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • U.S. WW II veteran Clarence Mac Evans, 87, from West Virginia, who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, with the 29th infantary division, walks among the graves at the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2012, before the start of the ceremony commemorating the 68th anniversary of the D-Day. Clarence MacEvans is searching for the graves of 17 of his fellows who died on D Day.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • The grave of Sgt Edward M. Withers, which is among the 9,387 graves of the Colleville American military cemetery, has been decorated for the commemoration of the 68th anniversary of D-Day, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • A U.S. flag flies between graves at the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2012, as part of the commemoration of the 68th anniversary of D-Day.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • A bird stands on one of the 9387 tombs at the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, Wednesday June 6, 2012, on the day of the commemoration of the 68th anniversary of the D-Day.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • U.S. WW II veteran Clarence Mac Evans, 87, from West Virginia, who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, with the 29th infantry division, leans on the tomb of comrade Franck Nuzzo, from the 29th division who died on June 6, 1944, at the Colleville American military cemetery.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, greets WWII Veterans visiting the World War II Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, as part of an honor flight on the 68th anniversary of D-Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
  • Retired Army Infantry PFC Marvin Kincaid, 85, of Thayer, Mo., left, is helped by Dennis Hobbs, at the the World War II Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, as honor flight WWII veterans and helpers wearing blue or white t-shirts, visited th ememorial on the 68th anniversary of D-Day. The Lincoln Memorial is in the background. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
  • WWII Navy veteran Josephine Bussard, 89, left, and her husband WWII Marine Corps veteran Murray Bussard, 88, of Springfield, Mo., who will have been married 67 years this Friday and met during the war, kiss during a visit to the World War II Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, on the 68th anniversary of D-Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., meets with Honor flight volunteers, wearing WWII era outfits, from left, Jeanette Kays, Angela Glotzbach, and Wanda Martin, as WWII Veterans visited the World War II Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, on the 68th anniversary of D-Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
 

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