The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is featured in the beginning of the film. A World War II veteran, accompanied by his family, makes his way to the grave of Capt. John Miller (Tom Hanks) and segues into the movie's opening battle sequence, the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach. The grave does not actually exist; the headstone for Miller was only brought to the cemetery for the movie. The Capt. John Miller portrayed in the movie never existed either, but the Pvt. Ryan story is based upon the story of the Niland Brothers, two of whom are buried in the cemetery.

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