The 80th Anniversary Ceremony of D-Day takes place in Normandy, France.
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you only need to look at those fine old gentlemen to understand why the terms we British and Americans born in later years use to characterise their generation, the young men and women of the WW2 era, are "the Best" and "the Greatest"
No video if Joe Biden speaking there. I heard he let the French handle the ceremony. That's probably for the best, It's their show anyway.
I wonder on the debate stage if there wasn’t any teleprompter if that would help Joe
My daddy served in the Army Air Corps. He flew over the English Channel and over the beaches of Normandy in a C-47. His duty was to assist the paratroopers, getting them ready to make that heroic jump. The enemy was shooting up at the plans, they would shake so hard and yet they kept flying with a mission of resolve. He passed away in 95' and I miss him so much. So very proud of you Dad.
My father was in all 3 theaters of war ( America soil was in islands) and lived to come home. God bless him, those here, and those long passed.
My relatives were probably there.
Also the Alamo as a General, President Lincoln, and 1 other President all Republicans prob smoked weed and had long hair in Kentucky while serving in the military and more recently the navy and army and airforce in Vietnam and came back to being spit on by wack job liberals.
My grandpa put up submarine nets along California coast for Japaneese Subs.
Who the hell is paying politicians off to defraud Americans RIGHTS?
Biden won't even show up and pay me like he said he would.
The big one
The Band of Brothers song got me 😢
К сожалению, Байден выглядит не лучше тех столетних ветеранов. Разве что пока ещё не в коляске…
Thanks to all the vets
He ruined and sold out our country. He is the enemy of our grandfathers who fought in WW2!!
Did Forbes use Band of Brothers soundtrack?
Biden is lost without the Easter Bunny to lead him around.
Hypocracy of evils. What liberation? When after the WW2 west commited allot of attrocities and genocides in third world countries and continue to do so. This is all farce acts to hoodwink the world.
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 🙂
Russia lost more soldiers in the war against the Nazis than any other country but wasn’t invaded.
But zelenky was there🤮🤮🤮🤮
西方帶頭大哥
The disrespect from MAGA bots. Please don’t mention Felon 45’s name here. He is NOT a defender of democracy. He intends to dismantle it. This is to honor the veterans who fought in D-Day. They fought against fascism. What an honor for people to be present with these WWII veterans. ❤
Frenchmen during the tank rehearsal of the rooms on the 80th anniversary of the landing in Normandy showed how they surrendered the country to Hitler in 50 days 85 years ago
Isn't it weird how those people liberated in Europe in 1944 are the same evil people committing genocide of another religious ethnic group in Gaza as we celebrate?
Beautiful, the French people are so appreciative !! They really put a beautiful ceremony on. Thank you to all who served and sacrificed to save the World !!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
can someone pls translate what Macron said
Those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. Those who do not honor the memory of their ancestors are doomed to extinction.
The unconditional act of surrender was signed by Marshal of the USSR Georgy Zhukov on May 8, 1945 in the suburbs of Berlin and the witnesses were signed by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Expeditionary Forces, Marshal Arthur Tedder (Great Britain), General K. Spaats (USA) and General J. de Lattre de Tassigny (France).
In a war in which 26.6 million Soviet people died
And Biden had to pivot to a campaign speech!
27 million Russian dead fighting nazis…where are the Russian in D day Celebration?
I love how the Trump supporters through this thread show their true colors of hate and ignorance, just like Trump… They only think about themselves and become totally insulting about an event to honor the soldiers of WW2… So sad that they think they are true patriots and good people… I wish them more love in their hearts and happiness in their minds to help ease their constant anger and self-righteousness.
I'm not saying there will be many, but my grandad god bless him always found them out on remeberance days, he would say, so how old are you, they would reply with there age, and he would say, you can't of been in WW2 you would of been too bloody young, it's sad but it does happen, to all those who actually served like my grandad, thank you for your service ❤
If you where there on the day at even 16, you would now be 96!!
Was Canadian veteran Yaroslav Hunka invited?
Why did Joe always touching these elderly gentlemen’s face with his hands? Not cool
Очередной фашистский альянс против России.