On June 6, 2024, ABMC will remember the stories and sacrifices of those who participated in the Allied landings in Normandy. Join us via live stream from the Normandy American Cemetery as we remember those who never left the beaches of Normandy.
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The American Battle Monuments Commission operates and maintains 26 cemeteries and 31 federal memorials, monuments, and commemorative plaques in 17 countries throughout the world, including the United States. The four memorials in the United States are: the World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.; the Honolulu memorial located within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii; the West Coast Memorial located within the Presidio National Park in San Francisco, California; and the East Coast Memorial located within Battery City Park in New York City, New York. Since March 4, 1923, ABMC’s sacred mission remains to honor the service, achievements, and sacrifice of more than 200,000 U.S. service members buried and memorialized at our sites.
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Biden walked right passed those veterans and the other president noticed them
I never thought this day would come, the 80th anniversary of a horrific event of World War II, and it haunts even the lives of the veterans fighting in Normandy.
I salute our vets from every war, and in every branch of our military. But I just can't watch this since biden is a part of it. And I sympathize with our military for having to tolerate such a sorry, pathetic excuse for a human being as their commander in chief.
Yes, such courage, I too am feeling proud of all who served.
Someone help me out what time in the video does Biden crap his pants?
Despite massive bombardment from the sea and air to soften the German defenses, 2,500 Americans died under withering German machine gun fire on the beaches on D-Day! In addition – 13,100 American paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions as well as 4,000 infantrymen in gliders were dropped behind enemy lines in Normandy via two parachute and six glider missions on D-Day! They knew that if the beach landings failed, they would be stranded! Most were still just teenagers! THIS IS WAY THEY ARE CALLED THE GREATEST GENERATION!*
D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. Codenamed 'Operation Overlord,' the stats are staggering. The Allies used over 5,000 ships and landing craft to land more than 150,000 troops on five beaches in Normandy not including 24,000 American, British, and Canadian airborne troops. In 3 weeks, the Allies landed 850,000 men, 148,000 vehicles, and 570,000 tons of supplies on the Normandy beach heads!
In just 10 weeks after D-Day American GIs and other Allied troops liberated Paris from the Nazis!
What a wonderful service. Just so wished I could have been there in person to witness this. God Bless all our veterans and especially those who served in WWII
Today we Honor the Heroes that fought for our FREEDOM 🎖
Ero presente il 06/06/2007 una delle esperienze piu belle ed emozionanti della mia vita.Un immenso ringraziamento a chi ha combattuto in Normandia
Just think. Trump thinks all these servicemen are "losers and suckers."
The Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, contains the graves of 9,388 war dead, and nearly another 1,557 names on the Walls of the Missing, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations– keep in mind that American forces suffered over 4,000 casualties on Omaha Beach alone, the bloodiest of five landing sites on 6 June 1944. The first graves were installed before the D+1 by the Army’s 607th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company.
Forty-five sets of brothers, most side by side, along with a father and his son and uncle and his nephew all rest in that hallowed ground.
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I can't understand a word of what the French President is saying, but what a beautiful language ….. merci !
They've been made knights of the legion of honour
Had the supreme honor to be at this ceremony today. An incredibly moving experience!!
My father was in the 101st Airborne on D Day. He died at the age of 68 on 6/6/94…the 50th Anniversary.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life (John 15-13 )
Watched the moving ceremony on C-SPAN 2.
I'm pretty much immune to fear but i can guarantee I would have been petrified jumping off of one of those Higgin Boats with those MG 42's bearing down on me. It's totally insane how brave that first wave of men were (all of them) And if you made it out alive it was just the beginning. It's total insanity.
80年前的6月6日 大君主作戰突破了希特勒的大西洋壁壘
這是史上最偉大通往自由世界的軍事行動
向所有老兵致敬!
In Remembrance.
Could Biden possibly look more lost and unhappy to be there? Sheesh. Did they wake you up from your nap? And somebody should have told that LTCDR her cover was off-center.
My grandfather was a US Army engineer at D-Day. There's a monument there at the beach honoring his battalion. I got to visit the beach, Pointe du Hoc, and the cemetery and just kept thinking to myself how it was an absolute miracle that anyone survived.
I have visited Omaha Beach. It was low tide (like on D-Day) and I walked out to the edge of the water. It was several hundred yards from the edge of the water to the the fortifications. I had and still have no idea how anyone survived to overcome the defenses.
As the French president spoke I didn't understand a word he said, but I sure started crying……🌹🙏🥺💪
GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS THESE HEROES!
GUYS THIS NOT ABOUT POLICTS OR WORLD LEADERS ITS ABOUT HORNOR SOLDERS WHO RISKED THERE LIVES 80 years ago SO STOP IT
I went there end of June last year and used 6 hours to going through all 5 beaches. I want to go back there again someday.
My husband and I were fortunate to have visited the Normandy sites. When we got to the American cemetery, I was not prepared to see the rows and rows of white marble crosses marking the graves of those fallen heroes. It was so powerful. And then while walking closer to the graves, someone started playing the bugle while the American flag was lowered because the sun was setting. It was so emotional, several of us visitors couldn’t help shedding tears. It was so poignant, one of the best feelings I have ever felt. We owe these heroes so much. Forever grateful for their sacrifice.
My great grandpa Sam wheeler was their for the d day landings thank God he made it back home after the war he received bronze star and 2 purple hearts thank u to all veterans no words can express my appreciation and the respect I have for u all 🇪🇺🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇬🇧🇫🇷
Beautiful ceremony. Can someone identify the musical selections and composers used. Would love to listen to the music. Thanks!
Should thank the Soviet Union for defeating the nazis on their homeland while losing 27 million of their people. This was the turning point of the war!
True heroes of Democracy past & present today June 6th 2024 in Normandy, D.C. & Virginia WW2 D-Day Memorials…
From the surviving WW2 D-Day Veterans able to travel and be there, to President Biden & President Macron and many others. Of course President Zelenskyy, and his emotional moment with a WW2 Vet, who was so happy to meet him with an embrace and praise, “You’re a saviour of the People!” as Zelenskyy replied “No no! You are the saviour!”…
While President Biden’s excellent speech reminds us what Ukraine is fighting for vs. Invader Putin, how it is very similar to the pre-WW2 Nazi occupation movements. That "protest voting" for a Fascist or Useless 3rd Party choice because your POTUS choice didn't win or isn't 100% perfect on every issue does not work. That "America First” movements for Isolationism here in the U.S. DO NOT WORK VS. FASCISM!!! That Putin IS this generations Hitler, that Loser J. CONVICTED FELON Trump IS a useful idiot Danger to Democracy via his anti-democratic/anti-rule of law/anti-US Constitution actions the past 8 years and his desire to be the next Putin, Kim-Jun etc…
Thank you so much D-Day Vets for meeting the moment 80 years ago. Courage to not just call out Fascism, but to sacrifice the ultimate price. Thanks to all Veterans like my dad & uncle (both Vietnam Vets) for your service!
Now we do OUR PART Big Tent Dems, Indies, Never Trumpers and even the frustrated Ultra Progressives not happy with Biden Harris due to issues like Gaza…
This is a fragile thing, this Democracy, four generations of Americans in the U.S. have not had to be drafted, we have since had many freedoms taken for granted. Until June 2022 now thanks to naivete, bad power hungry SCOTUS & GOP Congress via Trump, corpo bothsiding media, tech billionaires and social media warfare from the ALWAYS underlying threats of Fascist Autocrats.
Looking back through history is an excellent way to make generational choices in the present, to protect all that we care about for everybody’s future — Human/Civil Rights, Planet Crisis, Healthcare & SS, Stopping War Criminals named Putin & Netanyahu etc, and it all starts with preserving & protecting one thing folks.
Out of both RESPECT and NECESSITY to all those that met their crucial moment 80 years ago, and gave their lives in the face of tyranny, we do not despair! LET’S MEET THIS MOMENT Boomers! My Gen X peeps! My younger sister’s Millennials! Gen Z & Gen Y! GOTV BIDEN BLUE WAVE 2024 AND BEYOND!
*well not “beyond” for Biden, because Joe isn’t a Dick-tator like Loser J. Conman Rapist Traitor CONVICTED FELON Trump 🙂
Real simple, I hope most Americans realize our best generation was ww2, don’t take what we have now for granted! And I’m 57!
Here to pay homage to those who fought on D-Day. Also here for D-Day 80. Let us always remember. I thank and salute all of these veterans for their service and fighting to free those from the dark, grim regime.
1:56:23 Where does the fourth jet go? Also , what type of jets are these? F-35s?
God What a Clap in the Face to these brave men who gave everything for Freedom ! Why did you Let Joe Biden Disgrace these Brave Souls
Can anyone tell me the gist of what Macron said?
Thank you for broadcasting this.
Sadly, this is the last decade anniversary that our heroes will be among us.
My son, and his fellow JROTC cadets of Waimea High School, Kauai, Hawaii is in France right now for the commemoration. In honor of the Hawaii soldiers who were there on that day, 100th infantry, GO FOR BROKE! Thank you for your service. Rest in peace.
I visited the American Cemetery in Omaha Beach in June 2022: it's heartbreaking and beautiful. A truce place of peace! I strongly recommend to pay a visit and thank these men for the gift of freedom they gave all of us.
Sadly, many of this younger generaton have no idea about the meaninig of the tremendous sacrafice these men made for our freedom. It's Young Men like my Son-In-Law, Loren Miller whose dedicaton & loyalty give all of us hope for the future. God Bless these men who died and may they forever rest in peace.
My dad and I went for the 75th anniversaries. Truly inspiring to see those crosses. I said a little prayer thanking them for tgeir bravery. The greatest generations have already come and gone. There will never be another like them. Thank you to those who came before and to the few left today. You're why she still waves! 🇺🇸
🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇦🇬🇧🇦🇺🇧🇪🇩🇰🇵🇱🇸🇯🇳🇿 No one fights alone. I'm greatful for my freedom forever, I hope I've earned it 🇺🇸.
The French people have kept these brave souls memories alive and honored them every year. They are truly grateful for the allies sacrifice and instill that within their new generations. We, the American people, can learn something from the French in this respect. Thank you to all who preserve their posterity for future generations. 🇺🇸 🇫🇷
Was there at the 80th😊
My dad was 35th division, 35th signal company, D-day plus 30, July 4th. He never talked much about the war, except in the company of other vets. Someday I would like to see where he was at over there. Walk in his steps, even for a short while, to honor him.