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- [Narrator] Delegates from
the United States and Iceland

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commemorated the 75th anniversary

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of the Battle of the Atlantic

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aboard the Icelandic
coastguard vessel Thor,

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marking the beginning Trident
Juncture 18 activities

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happening in Iceland.

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- 79 years ago began the
longest continuous battle

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of the Second World War,
the Battle of the Atlantic.

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It is those sailors, merchant marine men,

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airmen, and soldiers
who we remember today.

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Over 110,000 lives were lost on all sides

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during the six-year
Battle of the Atlantic.

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Today, we offer our thanks

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to those that made the ultimate sacrifice

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in the name of freedom and
we remind those left behind

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that their kin did not die in vain.

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- [Narrator] For Defense Media
Activity Europe and Africa,

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I'm U.S. Army Sergeant Edward Salcedo.