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Philippe Catherine (left), mayor of Picauville, France, speaks June 1, 2012, with Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr. (right) and Lt. Col. John Lacy, assistant U.S. air attache to France with the Defense Attache Office in Paris, after the Airmen presented wreaths to a memorial dedicated to fallen World War II U.S. aircrews and paratroopers in Picauville, France. U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, took part in the ceremonial event commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr. lays a memorial wreath June 1, 2012, on a memorial dedicated to fallen World War II U.S. aircrews and paratroopers in Picauville, France. U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, took part in the ceremonial event commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr. (left) and Lt. Col. John Lacy, assistant U.S. air attache to France with the Defense Attache Office in Paris, present wreaths June 1, 2012, to a memorial dedicated to fallen World War II U.S. aircrews and paratroopers in Picauville, France. U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, took part in the ceremonial event commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, march in formation June 1, 2012 through Picauville, France as part of ceremonial events commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The U.S. military members, led by Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., laid a wreath in honor of fallen aircrews and paratroopers who perished during the invasion of France. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, march in formation June 1, 2012 through Picauville, France as part of ceremonial events commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The U.S. military members, led by Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., laid a wreath in honor of fallen aircrews and paratroopers who perished during the invasion of France. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, together with British paratroopers, march in formation June 1, 2012 through Picauville, France as part of ceremonial events commemorating the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion. The U.S. military members, led by Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., laid a wreath in honor of fallen aircrews and paratroopers who perished during the invasion of France. Later, U.S. and British forces dined with members of the Picauville community where they honored the village for their continued remembrance of the Allied invasion forces. Farris is the 22nd Air Force commander, an Air Force Reserve organization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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A crowd hears June 1, 2012, the names of Airmen killed during the initial D-Day invasion of Normandy in the town square of Picauville, France. U.S. and allied forces attended a commerative ceremony honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. A memorial erected within Picauville pays tribute to Airmen of the 9th Air Force as well as 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers who lost their lives when their C-47 Skytrain aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The aircrews and paratroopers paid the ultimate sacrifice supporting the invasion. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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With her peers watching, a young French girl places a remembrance candle adjacent to the Troop Carrier Command Memorial June 1, 2012, in Picauville, France during a ceremony honoring U.S. Airmen and soldiers killed during the D-Day invasion. U.S. and allied forces attended the commemorative ceremony in the Picauville town square honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives when their C-47 Skytrain aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 as part of the famous Normandy invasion. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Standing adjacent to Picauville Mayor Philippe Catherine, Air Force Col. William "Bill" Ward addresses attendees June 1, 2012, during a commemorative ceremony in Picauville, France honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. U.S. and allied forces attended the ceremony in the Picauville town square that remembers the transport aircrews and paratroopers who were killed when their C-47 aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 during the invasion of France. Ward is commander of the 86th Operations Group, a subordinate organization to the 86th Airlift Wing based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Philippe Catherine, mayor of Picauville, France, addresses attendees June 1, 2012, during a commerative ceremony honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. A memorial erected within Picauville pays tribute to Airmen of the 9th Air Force as well as 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers who lost their lives when their C-47 Skytrain aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The aircrews and paratroopers paid the ultimate sacrifice supporting the invasion. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Allied paratroopers stand in formation June 1, 2012, in Picauville, France, during a ceremony honoring U.S. Airmen and soldiers killed during the D-Day invasion of France. U.S. and allied forces attended the commemorative ceremony in the town square honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives when their C-47 aircraft was brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 as part of the famous Normandy invasion. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Air Force Lt. Col. John Lacy speaks with a World War II veteran June 1, 2012, in Picauville, France. U.S. and allied forces attended a commemorative ceremony in the Picauville town square honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives during the famous Normandy D-Day invasion. Both the Airmen and soldiers were killed when their C-47 aircraft was brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 during the invasion of France. Lacy is the assistant U.S. air attaché to France with the Defense Attaché Office in Paris. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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A model of a C-47 Skytrain sits atop a memorial June 1, 2012, in Picauville, France. The memorial pays tribute to Airmen of the 9th Air Force and 82nd and 101st Airborne paratroopers who lost their lives when their C-47 aircraft were brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. The aircraft and aircrews paid the ultimate sacrifice supporting the famous Normandy D-Day invasion of France. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Ed Strickland (center) and members of his family look over the engine of a crashed C-47 Skytrain transport June 1, 2012 in Picauville, France. U.S. and allied forces attended a commemorative ceremony in the town square honoring the Airmen and soldiers who lost their lives when their C-47 aircraft was brought down by German anti-aircraft artillery at 1:20 a.m., June 6, 1944 as part of the famous Normandy D-Day invasion of France. Strickland is a C-130 Hercules navigator assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd, 910th and 440th Airlift Wings took part in this year's 68th Anniversary commemoration of the historic invasion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. Master Sgt. Lawrence M. Prieto poses with his wife, Joy, following the 2012 Armed Forces Luncheon May 18 at the Broadmoor resort International Center, Colorado Springs, Colo. Prieto, an Air Force Reservist, is a Vehicle Operations Supervisor and acting First Sergeant for the 302nd Airlift Wing’s Logistic Readiness Squadron here. As one of five locally stationed military members nominated in the senior enlisted category Prieto received a trophy and medal from Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command during the annual Armed Forces Week event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
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