On June 6, 2014, millions around the world commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France - a turning point in World War II that changed the course of history. The anniversary revives memories for aging World War II veterans, but also is meaningful for others who were affected directly or indirectly by the war.
ວັນ D-Day 6 ມິຖຸນາ 1944

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Special service troops (commandos) fight way inland from French beaches under enemy shell, mortar and sniper fire. The British troops pushed inland on one of the Normandy beaches in France on June 6, 1944. (AP Photo)

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American troops move over the crest of a hill to the interior of Northern France, June 6, 1944. (AP Photo)

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CORRECTS DATE OF PHOTO, REMOVES REFERENCE TO TODAY - FILE - In this June 6, 1944, file photo, Allied troops crouch behind the bulwarks of a landing craft as it nears Omaha Beach during a landing in Normandy, France. The D-Day invasion broke through Adolf

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American Paratroopers fly over the English Channel enroute to play a key role in the invasion of France, June 6, 1944, by landing along a 100 mile front of the Normandy coast. (AP Photo/U.S. SIgnal Corps, Handout)