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The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. It is a World War II cemetery and memorial for US soldiers. Retired Private James Ryan is shown looking for the grave of Captain John Miller who led a group of soldiers to find Ryan to send him home after his 3 brothers were killed. The scene sets up a flashback to WWII so the audience can enter into Ryan's memories of the events.

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