ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2014, AND THEREAFTER - In this April 17, 2014 photo, World War II veteran Ray Lambert holds the "Big Red One" presented to him for excellence by Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen. Kenneth W. Hunzeker in Seven Lakes, N.C. Of the more than 16,000 members of the "Big Red One" who staggered out of the landing craft, 3,000 were killed, wounded or captured. Today, only Lambert and a couple dozen others are known to remain. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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