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Bob Collins

1,000 Words: The faces of D-Day

In this May 14, 2019, photo, World War II U.S. veteran Frank DeVita, who took part in the D-Day battle, poses for a picture at his home in Bridgewater, N.J. This June he’ll make his 12th trip back to Normandy. He likes to bring people with him so they’ll know what happened there. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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We are two weeks away from the 75th anniversary of D-Day. There are very few men left who survived the assault on the beaches of Europe.

Today, the Associated Press invited us to pause and reflect on the past by taking another long look at the present: images of the men who are still able to return to Europe for the anniversary.

It's also a chance to ask ourselves whether we're still worthy of their sacrifice.

Related: The plane that led D-Day is flying back to Normandy (NewsCut)

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