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Photos: 70th anniversary of D-day nears

The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va., honors D-Day veterans, especially the 19 men from Bedford who lost their lives June 6, 1944, in the allied invasion of Normandy.

The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va., honors D-Day veterans, especially the 19 men from Bedford who lost their lives June 6, 1944, in the allied invasion of Normandy.  (Andres R. Alonso / Associated Press)

Museums and monuments at home and abroad will mark the 70th anniversary of the D-day invasion on June 6.

The U.S. cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy

The U.S. cemetery in Normandy’s Colleville-sur-Mer will mark D-day with a flyover, invocation, laying of wreaths and flag raising.  (David Vincent / Associated Press)

The WWII battleship USS Iowa

In 2012 the USS Iowa was moved, with great fanfare, into its permanent home at Berth 87 in the Los Angeles Harbor. The WWII-era battleship is now an interactive museum.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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