Today marks the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, by Allied forces on June 6, 1944, and several elected officials from Utah took to social media to commemorate those killed in the attack.
79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France
In a video posted to Twitter, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney spoke about how D-Day was a crucial turning point in World War II and led to the ultimate liberation of Europe and the end of the Nazi regime. The soldiers "represented the best of the American spirit — an unmatched resolve to protect freedom at home and abroad," he tweeted.
The senator told of his own visit to Normandy, and seeing "the beaches where so many lives were lost, and to see the cemeteries where our fallen are buried."
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