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Robert L. Bartlett, a 100-year-old WWII veteran, was honored on the 81st anniversary of D-Day.

The ceremony, hosted by the U.S. Exercise Tiger Foundation, also recognized other veterans, including the late CV Ross, who served on the U.S.S. Rich.

The story of the U.S.S. Rich, which was sunk by mines on D-Day, was shared.

The event also honored K-9 combatants, including Zzaslow, the most decorated K-9 in U.S. Army history.

It was 81 years ago that roughly 160,000 allied troops made the Normandy Landings, also known as D-Day in World War II. One of those people was Columbia resident Robert L. Bartlett. He was honored Friday, June 6, on the anniversary of the landings by the U.S. Exercise Tiger Foundation.

Bartlett is one of the few still living World War II veterans.

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