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The United States Army gathered in

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Saint Marylise to honor the great

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General Dwight D . Eisenhower , Supreme

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Allied Commander in Europe in World War

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II . The statue of the beloved military

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leader was unveiled in the city center

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last year and has become a focal point

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of remembrance in the Normandy region .

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Lieutenant General Mark Landis ,

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commander of 1st Army , the

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organization General Eisenhower tasked

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with leading all ground and airborne

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forces on D-Day and throughout the

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Normandy campaign , spoke . General

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Landis . Described the deep friendship

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between Eisenhower and First Army's

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legendary D-Day commander General Omar

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Bradley and how the men were bound by

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their deep love for the frontline

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soldier . Both of them would retain

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their humble servant hearts no matter

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how high they rose . They did not see

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the icons on military maps as

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heartless American corps , divisions ,

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or brigades . They saw . Them as living

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and breathing soldiers with families

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loving and praying for them back home .

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82 years after D-Day , French

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schoolchildren dressed as 82nd Airborne

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paratroopers . American , French , and

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German military leaders stood side by

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side for all three national anthems ,

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and all who were present paid their

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respects to the man who once told

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troops about to embark for France that

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the hopes and prayers of a liberty

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loving people everywhere march with you .