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NORMANDY, France – A monument at the famous “Iron Mike” drop zone near St. Mere Eglise, used by Allied paratroopers in the 1944 D-Day invasion, shows a U.S. servicemember from World War II. The memorial was the site of a ceremony where hundreds of paratroopers received wings from countries other than their own after participating in a static-line jump June 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Brad Keszler)


Iron Mike

NORMANDY, France – A monument at the famous “Iron Mike” drop zone near St. Mere Eglise, used by Allied paratroopers in the 1944 D-Day invasion, shows a U.S. servicemember from World War II. The memorial was the site of a ceremony where hundreds of paratroopers received wings from countries other than their own after participating in a static-line jump June 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Brad Keszler)

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