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FILE - In this May 14, 2009 file photo visitors look at the sculpture, "The Braves," erected at Omaha Beach, in memory of Allied soldiers killed on the D Day. Traces of World War II can still be found across this stretch of Normandy. A top official in Normandy is calling for the D-Day beaches where American and Allied troops launched the invasion of German-occupied Europe to be listed among UNESCO's world heritage sites. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)