NORMANDY, France - Senior leaders often call those who serve with her, a part of the next "greatest generation."

Army Sgt. Christina L. Hipenbecker, a Glen Burnie native, recently traveled to now silenced battlefields with names like Omaha and Utah Beaches to observe the 65th Commemoration of D-Day.

They were there to honor those who were a part of that "greatest generation" who served in one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles in world history.

Hipenbecker, a civil affairs and psychological operations specialist, and more than 1,000 service members from posts and bases throughout Europe and...