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Pfc. Jonathan Stanley of the XVIII Airborne Corps talks to D-Day veteran Charles Shay before a ceremony honoring air crews and airborne troops at Picauville, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. It was one of many events this week marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day in World War II.

Pfc. Jonathan Stanley of the XVIII Airborne Corps talks to D-Day veteran Charles Shay before a ceremony honoring air crews and airborne troops at Picauville, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. It was one of many events this week marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day in World War II. (MICHAEL ABRAMS/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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