D-Day

2024 - 6 - 6

D-Day juhlittu mahtipontisesti 80 vuotta - presidentit ja veteraanit koolla Normandiassa

D-Day - Democracy - Joe Biden - Normandy - Ukraine - WWII

Presidentti Biden kunnioitti D-Dayn 80. vuosipäivää yhdessä muiden maailman johtajien ja veteraanien kanssa. Lue lisää tapahtumista ja tunteikkaista hetkistä.

Maailman johtajat ja veteraanit kokoontuivat yhteen Normandian rannoille muistelemaan D-Dayn 80-vuotisjuhlaa. Presidentti Biden korosti tapahtuman merkitystä demokratialle ja vapaudelle sekä kansainvälisten liittoumien arvoa. Ukrainaa käsittelevät puheet herättivät vertailuja toisen maailmansodan ja nykyhetken välillä. Lloyd J. Austin III, Yhdysvaltain puolustusministeri, korosti demokratioiden tarvetta nostaa vastarintaan vaikutusvaltaa vastaan ja vaalia D-Dayn henkeä. D-Dayn muisto on edelleen elossa veteraanien ja sukupolvien välityksellä, jotka kantavat yhä mukanaan tapahtuman opetuksia ja merkitystä.

Maailman johtajat ja veteraanit osoittivat kunnioitusta D-Dayn tapahtumalle, joka oli käännekohta toisessa maailmansodassa. Bidenin ja Macronin kohtaama symbolinen tapahtuma kohotti esiin D-Dayn perinnön ja muistutti siitä, kuinka tärkeää on vaalia vapautta ja demokratiaa. USS Normandy -ohjusristeilijä osallistui juhlaan ja muisteli tapahtumaa kunnioittavasti. D-Dayn 80-vuotisjuhlaan liittyy vahvasti nykyhetken konfliktit ja historiallisten tapahtumien vaikutus nykypäivään.

Tämän historiallisen tapahtuman merkitys on jättänyt jälkensä maailman historiaan ja muistuttaa meitä arvostamaan vapautta, demokratiaa ja liittoja. D-Dayn veteraanien tarinat ja tapahtuman kunnianosoitukset inspiroivat meitä kunnioittamaan menneiden sukupolvien uhrauksia ja oppimaan niistä. Vaikka D-Dayn tapahtumasta on kulunut jo 80 vuotta, sen vaikutus ja merkitys elävät edelleen vahvasti muistoissamme. Laivaston ja johtajien yhteiset muistot ja kunnianosoitukset ovat osa tätä historiallista juhlaa, joka kokoaa yhteen sukupolvet ja kunnioittaa menneiden aikojen sankareita.

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D-Day last living links recount memories on Normandy's beaches (NBC News)

We must remember it, must honor it and live it,” President Joe Biden said on the landings' 80th anniversary.

Biden commemorates D-Day invasion's 80th anniversary, linking it ... (NPR)

President Biden said the historic invasion is a reminder of the costs of freedom and democracy — and the value of alliances. He evoked Ukraine, saying the ...

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WATCH LIVE: World leaders and veterans mark 80th anniversary of ... (PBS NewsHour)

On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honor the dead, the living and the ...

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Dwindling number of D-Day veterans plea to recall WWII lessons on ... (The Associated Press)

As young soldiers they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to fight the Nazis. A dwindling number of World War II veterans were joined by a new ...

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World leaders, veterans mark D-Day's 80th anniversary in France (Aljazeera.com)

This year's commemoration of the key turning point in WWII carries special resonance with war still raging in Ukraine.

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Parallels between WW2 and Ukraine, Biden says in D-Day address (BBC News)

US President Joe Biden has drawn parallels between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and World War Two, in a speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of the ...

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Live updates: D-Day 80th anniversary commemoration of Normandy ... (NBC News)

Biden has joined other world leaders and veterans to commemorate the Normandy landings, the Allied forces' surprise attack that helped liberate Europe from ...

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In photos: Biden marks 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy (Axios)

President Biden opened his speech commemorating D-Day by saluting World War II veterans, who he said "who met the test of ages that moment 80 years ago" on ...

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Austin: Democracies Must Uphold Spirit of D-Day (Department of Defense)

Democracies of the world must again stand firm against aggression and tyranny and uphold the spirit of D-Day, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said ...

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They were there on D-Day, on the beaches and in the skies. This is ... (NPR)

More than 150000 U.S., British and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. A small handful told NPR about their ...

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On 80th anniversary of D-Day invasion, Biden and Macron honor ... (Missouri Independent)

President Joe Biden greets U.S. World War II veteran Victor Chaney after French President Emmanuel Macron awarded 11 veterans the Légion d'Honneur at the ...

Remarks by President Biden Commemorating the 80th Anniversary ... (The White House)

Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France. 2:01 P.M. CEST THE PRESIDENT: The hour had nearly come. Monday, June 5th, 1944.

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Photos: World War II veterans honoured on D-Day's 80th anniversary (Aljazeera.com)

World War II veterans from US, UK and Canada are in Normandy to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings.

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D-Day: King and world leaders attend emotional D-Day events (BBC News)

King Charles and the Prince of Wales joined world leaders and veterans at a series of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

USS Normandy (CG 60) Attends 80th D-Day Remembrance (navy.mil)

CHERBOURG, France — Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) arrived in Cherbourg, France June 3, 2024, ...

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Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D-Day - United States ... (Department of State)

On June 6, 1944, brave Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in a heroic effort to liberate Europe from the grip of Nazi tyranny. We honor the ...

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National D-Day Memorial honors “Bedford Boys” and ... (WDBJ7)

Soldiers known as the “ ...

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In pictures: The 80th anniversary of D-Day (CNN)

From left, French first lady Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden and US first lady Jill Biden arrive for a D-Day ceremony ...

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Biden's D-Day visit may mark the end of an American era (CNN)

The new world for which the greatest generation sacrificed in the bloody surf of the Normandy beaches is fading into history along with the last of the old ...

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FDR's D-Day Prayer (The National WWII Museum)

On June 6, 1944, President Franklin Roosevelt's usual "fireside chat" would be replaced with a joint prayer with the American people.

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Biden commemorates D-Day invasion's 80th anniversary, linking it ... (Alaska Public Media News)

President Biden said the historic invasion is a reminder of the costs of freedom and democracy — and the value of alliances.

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Biden mixes D-Day commemoration with warnings about ... (NBC News)

Biden slipped in a plea to Americans: Democracy is a fragile thing and, all these years later, the battle for its survival is still in doubt.

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80th D-Day Anniversary Retreat Ceremony at VSFB (Vandenberg Space Force Base)

U.S. Space Force 532nd Training Squadron students, 533rd Training Squadron students, and 1st Delta Operations Squadron students salute the U.S. flag during ...

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Vermonter takes part in parachute D-Day commemorations (WCAX)

A large commemoration ...

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Bloomington WWII veteran travels to Normandy, France for 80th ... (KARE11.com)

Les Schrenk, a Long Prairie native, attended the official ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery.

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Rep. Morgan McGarvey joins lawmakers in Normandy for D-Day ... (Spectrum News 1)

The trip is a show of unity amid deep partisan divisions in Washington, including over the role of the U.S. in the Ukraine war.

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National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day (US Embassy & Consulates in China)

On the evening of June 6, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcast a prayer for the Nation. At the time, war was raging in Europe, and Hitler controlled ...

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British PM Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping D-Day ... (CNN)

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for leaving the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day early in order to film a TV interview, ...

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PM apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early (BBC News)

Rishi Sunak said that it was a mistake not to stay in France longer to mark the anniversary of the Normandy landings.

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For the First French Town Liberated on D-Day, History Is Personal (The New York Times)

Some aging residents of Ste.-Mère-Église in Normandy can still recall the American paratroopers who dropped into their backyard.

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On 80th anniversary of D-Day invasion, Biden and Macron honor ... (Source New Mexico)

WASHINGTON — “They were brave, they were resolute, they were ready,” President Joe Biden said Thursday at the Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha ...

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Biden offers forceful defense of democracy in Normandy speech ... (ABC News)

ABC's Mary Bruce reports the contrasts with Donald Trump will be clear.

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Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to ... (ABC News)

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to fly home for an election campaign television ...

Excerpts from President Joe Biden Speech on 80th Anniversary of D ... (The White House)

“When we talk about democracy – American democracy – we often talk big ideas like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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National D-Day Memorial (Virginia National Guard)

Slaughter, who passed away in 2012 at the age of 87, fought in World War II as a squad leader with the VNG's 1st Battalion, 116th Regiment, 29th Infantry ...

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Congress members commemorate D-Day with parachute jump over ... (The Associated Press)

A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives has made a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

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