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Arts Fortress: Ukrainian musicians play on amidst air sirens

NPR | By Joanna Kakissis,
Eleanor Beardsley, Christine Arrasmith
Published June 6, 2024 at 9:16 AM EDT
Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga (left), Commanding General of U.S. Army Special Operations, greets World War II veteran Kenneth Smith, who served as a Petty Officer aboard the USS Satterlee off the coast of Normandy, following a ceremony honoring the U.S. Army Rangers who risked and lost their lives 80 years ago on D-Day in Pointe du Hoc, France on Tuesday.
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Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga (left), Commanding General of U.S. Army Special Operations, greets World War II veteran Kenneth Smith, who served as a Petty Officer aboard the USS Satterlee off the coast of Normandy, following a ceremony honoring the U.S. Army Rangers who risked and lost their lives 80 years ago on D-Day in Pointe du Hoc, France on Tuesday.

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Joanna Kakissis is an international correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Eleanor Beardsley is an NPR correspondent based in Paris, France.
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