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The first infantry division visited

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France from June 1st to the sixth to

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honor the soldiers who sacrificed their

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lives during World War Two . And to

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commemorate the 79th anniversary of the

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day ,

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the big red one along with allied

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forces toward historic landmarks and

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attended ceremonies dedicated to the

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units that landed and fought on D day .

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Specific to the big red one is the

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Charles Shea Indian memorial and the

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first infantry division memorial ,

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Charles Shea is a US military veteran ,

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silver star recipient and Pen up Scott

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Indian . That was a member of the big

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red one when he fought in the first

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wave of D day

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to live through that . And to be able

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to tell those stories about to future

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medics and other soldiers throughout

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all the years is just a really , really

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emotional experience .

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The first Infantry Division memorial is

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dedicated to the Big Red One soldiers

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that were killed on Omaha Beach during

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the invasion of Normandy .

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627 soldiers from the first infantry

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division died on the beaches . Over

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6000 United States soldiers died in the

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invasion and over 10,000 allies died

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liberating France

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standing at the first Infantry division

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memorial as they were playing the

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national anthem . Really got chills

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just listening to that as we pictured

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ourselves watching them come up through

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the battle . 79 years later , the

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bravery and heroism by all allies

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during World War Two continue to

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resonate with us forces who remain

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steadfast in their commitment to

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European allies and partners .

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Thank you for honoring the soldiers of

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our allies and the soldiers of the

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United States in the first infantry

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division who landed on these beaches

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from hell to victory . No mission . Too

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difficult , no sacrifice . Too great

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duty . First

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reporting from Omaha Beach , I'm army

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private , first class Daniella Lechuga

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with the 19th Public Affairs detachment

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duty . First people always all else

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follows .