FILE--This June 6, 2001 file photo shows President George W. Bush, center, standing at attention with D-Day veterans during the dedication of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. With the celebration this week of D-Day's 65th anniversary comes sobering news: The foundation that that runs a national memorial to the Normandy landing is on the brink of financial ruin. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

FILE--This June 6, 2001 file photo shows President George W. Bush, center, standing at attention with D-Day veterans during the dedication of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. With the celebration this week of D-Day's 65th anniversary comes sobering news: The foundation that that runs a national memorial to the Normandy landing is on the brink of financial ruin.

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