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At Omaha Beach, the largest of the D-Day landing areas, where about 2,400 U.S. servicemen lost their lives on June 6, 1944, more than 20 heads of state and government are due to attend an international ceremony later Thursday as part of the 80th anniversary commemorations of the landings. Claire Paccalin takes a look at what to expect.