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A Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) is approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 6th June 1944. To the right is another LCVP. The soldiers are protecting their weapons with Pliofilm covers against the wetness. These U.S. Army infantry men are amongst the first to attack the German defenses probably near Ruquet ? Saint Laurent sur Mer. Photo: Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). Normandy, France. (Photo by Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)