On Tuesday, there were ceremonies in France in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history.
World War II reenactors walk on Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The D-Day invasion that helped change the course of World War II was unprecedented in scale and audacity. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy at dawn on June 6, 1944. – An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams.
“After a few moments of horror, I realized what was happening … and I thought, well, you know, there’s no time for horror. You’ve got a job to do. So get on with it. Which is what I did.”“As a noncombatant, I was still in the war and I realized the enormity of war. People were dying in that moment.” British veteran Mervyn Kersh, who landed on D-Day on Gold Beach, said Western allies should send maximum military aid to Ukraine:"The only way to stay free is to be strong.”
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, speaking in front of more than 40 World War II veterans and a crowd of visitors, said “it is our duty to defend ... the principles for which the Allies fought ... We seek a world where civilians are safe from ravages of a war, sovereignty and territorial integrity are respected.”
“For me, being among soldiers is home,” he said. Milley begins his 44th year of military service on June 10. He is scheduled to retire at the end of September as his term as chairman ends. An international ceremony was later scheduled at the nearby British Normandy Memorial in the presence of officials from Germany and the nine principal Allied nations: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. French Minister of Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu and U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace were expected to attend.
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