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Caption | Next to a fallen soldier, a fellow comrade formed a cross with rifles to pay his respects, Normandy, France, Jun 1944 ww2dbase | |||||
Date | 8 Jun 1944 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | 26-G-2397 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Photo Size | 1,403 x 1,092 pixels |
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2. Dominique Lecarpentier says:
9 Jun 2012 10:42:51 AM
Should be Omaha beach
9 Jun 2012 10:42:51 AM
Should be Omaha beach
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THE PITY OF WAR, AND WHAT FINAL VICTORY COST
R.I.P.
THIS AMERICAN SOLDIER, DIED WITH HIS HOPES AND DREAMS FOR A BETTER LIFE.
WHO'S SON, BROTHER, COUSIN, FATHER, UNCLE, HUSBAND AND FRIEND.
"All GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL"
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MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART AND A KOREAN WAR VETERAN.
"IT IS FOOLISH AND WRONG TO MOURN THE MEN WHO DIED. RATHER WE SHOULD THANK GOD, THAT SUCH MEN LIVED"
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