Headline Roundup • June 6th, 2024
Biden Speaks at 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Joe Biden commemorated D-Day by saluting World War II veterans with remarks on the 80th anniversary of the invasion in Normandy, France.
Key Details: Biden saluted the U.S. and Allied troops who stormed the beaches of Normandy 80 years ago. He also warned against the spread of isolationism, noting the importance of global alliances, and pledged to "never walk away" from Ukraine.
Key Quote: “We cannot let what happened here be lost in the silence of the years to come,” Biden said. “The fact that they were heroes here that day does not absolve us of what we have to do today.”
For Context: Thursday's anniversary could be the last decadal commemoration of D-Day, with the median age of World War II soldiers being 98 years old. The invasion at Normandy was the largest amphibious assault in history.
How the Media Covered it: Sources across the political spectrum noted that Biden's remarks stressed the importance of global alliances such as NATO.
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President Biden on Thursday hailed the U.S. and Allied forces who stormed the beaches of Normandy 80 years ago, saying they overcame a tyrant who thought “the future belonged to dictators.”
Mr. Biden said their sacrifice offers a stark lesson today as Ukraine faces a Russian enemy who disregards borders.
“Ukraine has been invaded by a tyrant bent on domination. Ukrainians are fighting with extraordinary courage, suffering great losses, but never backing down,” Mr. Biden said at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial on the northern French coast.
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President Joe Biden on Thursday used the 80th anniversary of D-Day to warn against the spread of isolationism and to promise that the U.S. would “not walk away” from Ukraine.
Speaking before a crowd of aging WWII veterans, many over 100 years old and wheelchair bound, Biden pointed to the beaches of Normandy, where he spoke, as “a powerful illustration of how alliances make us stronger. It was, he remarked, “a lesson that I pray Americans never forget.”
Acknowledging that soon “the last living voices of those who fought and...
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President Biden used D-Day commemorations along the windswept beaches of Normandy to warn against the spread of isolationism in the U.S. and to defend decades of trans-Atlantic security ties that are facing fresh conflicts and rising authoritarianism.
Biden delivered the remarks before French President Emmanuel Macron and a crowd of dignitaries and aging veterans who had gathered at the Normandy American Cemetery in France on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious invasion in history.
