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distinguished guests please welcome The
Honorable Lloyd j Austin
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as they going down of the
Sun and in the
morning we will remember them veterans
and world leaders met in Normandy on
Thursday to Mark the 80th anniversary of
the D-Day
Landings more than 15,000 Allied
soldiers arrived in France by sea and
air to drive out the forces of Germany
on June 6th
1944 it was history's largest amphibious
Invasion marking a turning point in
World War II when you go home tell them
of us some 200 veterans most of them
American or British took part in
ceremonies throughout the day on
Windswept beaches that still bear the
scars of the fighting that erupted on
dday I was on the landing moving
statements from veterans were read
out the number of veterans still alive
is swindling fast many of them age 100
or over this is one of the last major
ceremonies in Normandy that will honor
them in their
presence this year's commemoration also
carries special resonance with war
raging in Ukraine the savior of the
people Ukrainian president vadir
selinski joined French president
Emmanuel macron US President Joe Biden
and many others in the day of tributes
do you expect one day Ukraine Landing
I hope so Russia was not invited to this
year's
ceremonies US President Joe Biden made
an impassioned call for the defense of
freedom and democracy at a joint
ceremony with mcon at the Normandy
American cemetery where row after row of
white marble crosses show the toll The
Invasion took on Allied Forces the
United States and NATO and a coalition
of more than 50 countries standing
strong with Ukraine
we will not walk
away because if we do Ukraine will be
subjugated and will not end
there two sources said the leaders were
set to adopt a declaration on Thursday
saying democracy was once more under
threat in Europe and promising to defend
freedom