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Omaha beach was named after the native Omaha people. US soldiers applied Native American warpaint and shaved their heads into mohawks before the landings. Was this sort of tribute to the Native Americans common during WW2 and other conflicts in the past

by /u/TheEarthShallTremble in /r/AskHistorians

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