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UK volunteers still honor US airmen

75 years after D-Day, British recall American contribution

In this photo, British D-Day veteran David Woodrow, 95, who landed at Gold beach and served in 652 squadron of the British Royal Air Force poses for photographs next to the memorial for the American 93 Bombardment Group (Heavy) on his family's farm. - photo by Associated Press

dday — In this photo, British D-Day veteran David Woodrow, 95, who landed at Gold beach and served in 652 squadron of the British Royal Air Force poses for photographs next to the memorial for the American 93 Bombardment Group (Heavy) on his family's farm. - photo by Associated Press

TOPCROFT, England — David Woodrow, 95, raises the American flag beside a memorial on his farm in eastern England every morning, weather permitting.

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