Today is the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Take a look at photos from the historic operation that helped end World War II.
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The hulks of wrecked landing craft sit on Omaha Beach after the invasion. “The wreckage was vast and startling,” Pyle wrote. “The awful waste and destruction of war, even aside from the loss of human life, has always been one of the outstanding features to those who are in it.”U.S. infantrymen wade through the surf as they land at Normandy in the days following the invasion. The reinforcements helped the Allies secure and expand their beachheads.
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