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Ray Lambert, a combat veteran of the D-Day invasion, at his home in Seven Lakes, N.C., in 2014. He was an Army medic who survived multiple wounds on D-Day and was celebrated on the World War II battle's 75th anniversary.

Ray Lambert, D-Day survivor, WWII torch bearer, dies at 100

For many years, the diminutive businessman refused to talk about the horrors he had witnessed and experienced overseas. But as Ray Lambert aged and his fellow veterans began passing away, he felt a sacred duty to share his story, and theirs.

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Ray Lambert, a combat veteran of the D-Day invasion, at his home in Seven Lakes, N.C., in 2014. He was an Army medic who survived multiple wounds on D-Day and was celebrated on the World War II battle's 75th anniversary.

Ray Lambert, D-Day survivor, WWII torch bearer, dies at 100

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