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The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. During the Normandy invasion, Bedford — a town with about 3,200 residents — lost 23 soldiers, 19 of them on D-Day.

The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. During the Normandy invasion, Bedford — a town with about 3,200 residents — lost 23 soldiers, 19 of them on D-Day. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

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John covers U.S. military activities across Europe and Africa. Based in Stuttgart, Germany, he previously worked for newspapers in New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware.

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