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Read more about D-Day 80 years later: Honoring our WWII Veterans
POSTED ON June 6, 2024 June 6, 1944 Omaha Beach · Normandy, France D-Day In an effort to gain a foothold in France during World War II, 2,502 Americans lost their lives. Of those killed in action, 33 were from Louisiana. Two were commissioned officers, …