American Battle Monuments Commission honors 150 WWII veterans in Normandy for 80th anniversary of D-Day
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Thursday marked 80 years since D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history. World War II veterans and the American Battle Monuments Commission commemorated the day in Normandy, France.
"It really was the beginning of the Allied effort to defeat Nazi Germany in Europe... all the subsequent battles were made possible by the bravery and the sacrifice on D-Day," Brands said. Jasmine is a Production Assistant at Fox News Digital and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com
The ABMC is a small federal agency that was established by Congress in 1923 to "honor the service, achievements and sacrifice of U.S. Armed Forces."
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