Remembering D-DAY 75 Years Later: Pres. Trump gives speech in Normandy with allies, saluting the rouge, blanc and bleu
By Mona Austin Before a bi-literal meeting with French Pres. Emmanuel Macron in Caen, France, Pres. Trump honored the last of the WWII combat veterans on the beaches of Normandy today. All current political differences between our European allies were set aside to pay respect to the veterans whose bravery protected our freedom and sealed the liberation of Europe, changing the course of history on June 6, 1944. Said Trump: "9,388 young Americans rest beneath the white crosses and stars of David arrayed on these beautiful grounds. Each one has been adopted by a French family... they come, they kneel, they pray." He recognized 60 men by name. With the tombstones of nearly 10,000 soldiers as the somber backdrop, in English the French president said, "We know what we owe" to World War II veterans." The survival of the brutal Normandy battle are now in their 90s. To the 107 war heroes present Trump said, "You are among the greatest Americans who...