Trudy Stringer of Waldorf, Md. has Army Tech Sgt. Phill Slack of Cape May Courthouse, N.J. sign her book which she asks World War II veterans to sign where ever she visits, following a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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