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This photograph taken on April 12, 2024 shows cutting board silhouettes of British soldiers installed as part of the "Standing with Giants" installation at the World War II British Normandy Memorial ahead of the upcoming D-Day commemorations, in the village of Ver-sur-Mer which overlooks the Gold Beach in northwestern France. Standing with Giants, with its 1,475 silhouettes, is a community project that will be part of D-Day landings commemorations at the Memorial and will be available to visit throughout Summer next year. The Gold Beach is one of the beaches where British forces landed on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP) (Photo by DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images)