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D-Day Celebration (Agencies) Updated: 2004-06-06 11:16
British veterans of the 7th Parachute
Battalion cross Pegasus Bridge over the Caen Canal in Normandy, northern
France, June 5, 2004. Members of the battalion dropped near the bridge
early on D-Day and assisted Horsa glider troops in defending it against
German attacks. World leaders and thousands of veterans are gathering in
Normandy this weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
[Reuters] |
D-Day veteran smiles near Pegasus Bridge at
the Caen Canal in Normandy, northern France, June 5, 2004. World leaders
and thousands of veterans are gathering in Normandy this weekend to mark
the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings. [Reuters]
U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady
Laura Bush step off Air Force One as they arrive at Orly Airport in Paris,
June 5, 2004. Bush is on a three-day trip to Italy and France to seek more
international support for his Iraq mission and to mark the 60th
anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy. [Reuters]
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Britain's Prince Charles watches a parachute
drop by 450 men from 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment and Canadian
paratroops over the Ranville drop zone in Normandy in northern France,
June 5, 2004. World leaders and thousands of veterans are gathering in
Normandy this weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
[Reuters]
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British D-Day veterans watch a parachute drop
by 450 men from 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment and Canadian
paratroops over the Ranville drop zone in Normandy in northern France,
June 5, 2004. World leaders and thousands of veterans are gathering in
Normandy this weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
[Reuters]
Children play in the sand near British landing
craft anchored off the beachfront in Arromaches as they prepare for a
reenactment of the allied D-Day landings, June 5, 2004. U.S. President
George W. Bush, heads of state and government, and WWII veterans will
attend ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the Allied landings in
Normandy on June 6, 2004. [Reuters]
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Robbie Hamm (2L), aged 8, from Exeter, talks
to veterans of the Glider Pilots Regiment as they wait for Britain's
Prince Charles to arrive at Pegasus Bridge in Normandy, northern France,
June 5, 2004. World leaders and thousands of veterans are gathering in
Normandy this weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day
landings. [Reuters]
British veterans from the Sherwood Rangers
Yeomanry visit Asnelles beach in Normandy June 5, 2004, prior to the
celebrations that commence this weekend commemorating the 60th anniversary
of the D-Day landings. World leaders and thousands of veterans are due to
gather in Normandy this weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day
landings.[Reuters]
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