FILE - Wounded American soldiers, most of them victims of German snipers, are loaded onto a truck for transport to a field hospital behind the front lines, in St. Mere Eglise, June 11, 1944. Some 20,000 Normandy civilians were killed in the June 6, 1944, Allied invasion and as the landing forces fought inland. Young soldiers from the United States and other Allied nations are remembered for their exploits, kindness and sacrifices. (AP Photo/Peter J. Carroll, File)