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Sergeant Alexander Drabik, first American soldier to cross the Rhine at Remagen

Sergeant Alexander Drabik, the first American soldier to cross the bridge at Remagen, receiving the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism. April 5, 1945. US Army Signal Corps photograph taken by J Malan Heslop.

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