memorial trust. it is the normandy memorial trust. -- wonderful sunshine. it's so true what he was _ -- wonderful sunshine. it's so true what he was saying, _ -- wonderful sunshine. it's so true what he was saying, and _ -- wonderful sunshine. it's so true what he was saying, and everyone | -- wonderful sunshine. it's so true i what he was saying, and everyone is thinking the same thing, you look at the weather and think how beautiful is and you see the scale of the place and immediately you think of the realities of what happened 80 years ago today. let's tell you now one of those stories. 97—year—old alfred booker was just 17 when, as an able seaman in the royal navy, he was tasked with manning the guns aboard hms ramillies during the d—day landings. alfred isn't one of the estimated 40 veterans who have returned to normandy for today's commemorations. he's been telling our correspondent navtej johal, how the events of 80 years ago have shaped his life, and how he will be marking the anniversary today. alfred remembers. he can't hel

at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans nterstage.ed to the back rows, the king and queen and president macron. watching the service was joe mines. he landed on the beaches on d-day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. >> why what i come back? this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. i want pay my respects to those who did not make it. may they rest in peace. >> honoring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance has an obligation. >> let us commit to carrying forward their resounding message of courage and resilience in the pursuit of freedom tempered by the duty of responsibilities to others for all of the benefit of younger generations, our gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. >> a final flourish from the red arrows as the service ended. the veterans were then taken to a reception. some with a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day of cross party support as they spent time with t

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it comes ahead of the main event tomorrow at the british normandy memorial at ver—sur—mer.t begins in portsmouth, where earlier today the king, the queen and prince william paid tribute to some of the last remaining d—day veterans. yes, this was a day of polished national pride and shining service medals, but it was a chance to speak of one of history's turning points with those who fought to secure it. we fired the first shot on d—day. the very first? 0n the battleship, yes, the very first shot. we all did our bit. if we didn't fit in our slot, things wouldn't have worked out, would they? this was a live lesson in the audacious invasion of normandy�*s beaches. its detailed planning, and its bravery. this mission for freedom was breathtaking in scale and overwhelming in complexity. quite simply, the future of the world was at stake. 0n the first day, british, canadian, american troops stormed the beaches to begin the invasion of france and, ultimately, the defeat of nazi germany. this was a celebration of sacrifice and service. admiration expressed in applause. i landed on

at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage.o the back rows, the king and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned — until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. and it's because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it. may they rest in peace. applause. honouring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance as an obligation. let us commit to carrying forward their resounding message of courage and resilience in the pursuit of freedom, tempered by the duty of responsibilities to others, for the benefit of younger generations. 0ur gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. a then a final flourish from the red arrows as the service ended. the d—day veterans moved on to a reception. some needed a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day of cro

in normandy, by which _ national memorial in normandy, by which to— national memorial in normandy, by suggestion of a veteran, george batts _ suggestion of a veteran, george batts he — suggestion of a veteran, george batts. he is sadly no longer with us but lived _ batts. he is sadly no longer with us but lived to— batts. he is sadly no longer with us but lived to see it built and explained on the day it was opened why it _ explained on the day it was opened why it means so much. "we left a lot of mates _ why it means so much. "we left a lot of mates behind and now i know they will never _ of mates behind and now i know they will never be forgotten. " so, for the first— will never be forgotten. " so, for the first time today, we can come together— the first time today, we can come together at gold beach, the objective of their 50th infantry division, — objective of their 50th infantry division, to honour those who fought on this— division, to honour those who fought on this ground 80 years ago and who continued _ on this ground 80 years ago and who continued for three months of the wa

at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage.ing and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned, until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. and it's because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it. may they rest in peace. applause honouring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance as an obligation. let us commit to carrying forward their resounding message of courage and resilience in the pursuit of freedom, tempered by the duty of responsibilities to others, for the benefit of younger generations, our gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. a final flourish from the red arrows as the service ended. the d—day veterans were then taken to a reception. some, with a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day of cross—party support, as they

at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage.ck rows, the king and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned, until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. and it's because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it. may they rest in peace. applause honouring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance as an obligation. let us commit to carrying forward their resounding message of courage and resilience in the pursuit of freedom, tempered by the duty of responsibilities to others, for the benefit of younger generations, our gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. a final flourish from the red arrows as the service ended. the d—day veterans were then taken to a reception. some, with a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day of cross—party su

in 2021, the british normandy memorial was opened overlooking gold beach.m of volunteers from the arts group standing with giants will place 1,475 handmade silhouettes at the memorial to mark the number of servicemen who died on d—day itself under british command. applause. hey, look at that! give it a wiggle, ed. get your toes on it. so, that's the first one up, then. do they all look the same? no, we've got 11 different designs, all representing different groups that came over the beaches on that particular day. yeah, you don't want to leave anyone out, do you? well, no. we was told, apparently we've left out frogmen. oh, no! do you know, my great uncle was a stretcher—bearer on d—day? 0h, right. you know, it's amazing, isn't it? everyone�*s got their stories. and did you meet your great uncle? um, no, i didn't, and if i'm honest with you, my understanding and the facts that i've got from family are quite sparse. but, do you know, standing here with you, looking out across the beach that he would have been helping on, i'm certainly going to go back and fi

in 2021, the british normandy memorial was opened overlooking gold beach.teers from the arts group standing with giants will place 1,475 handmade silhouettes at the memorial to mark the number of servicemen who died on d—day itself under british command. applause. hey, look at that! give it a wiggle, ed. get your toes on it. so, that's the first one up, then. do they all look the same? no, we've got 11 different designs, all representing different groups that came over the beaches on that particular day. yeah, you don't want to leave anyone out, do you? well, no. we was told, apparently we've left out frogmen. oh, no! do you know, my great uncle was a stretcher—bearer on d—day? 0h, right. you know, it's amazing, isn't it? everyone�*s got their stories. and did you meet your great uncle? um, no, i didn't, and if i'm honest with you, my understanding and the facts that i've got from family are quite sparse. but, do you know, standing here with you, looking out across the beach that he would have been helping on, i'm certainly going to go back and find out mor

at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage.ed to the back rows, the king and queen and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned, until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. and it's because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it. may they rest in peace. applause honouring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance as an obligation. let us commit to carrying forward their resounding message of courage and resilience in the pursuit of freedom, tempered by the duty of responsibilities to others, for the benefit of younger generations, our gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. a final flourish from the red arrows as the service ended. the d—day veterans were then taken to a reception. some, with a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day of cro

at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage.ows, the king and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned — until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. and it's because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it. may they rest in peace. applause. honouring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance as an obligation. let us commit to carrying forward their resounding message of courage and resilience in the pursuit of freedom, tempered by the duty of responsibilities to others, for the benefit of younger generations. our gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. a then a final flourish from the red arrows as the service ended. the d—day veterans moved on to a reception. some needed a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day of cross—party sup

at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage.ing and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned — until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. and it's because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it. may they rest in peace. applause. honouring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance as an obligation. let us commit to carrying forward their resounding message of courage and resilience in the pursuit of freedom, tempered by the duty of responsibilities to others, for the benefit of younger generations. 0ur gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. a then a final flourish from the red arrows as the service ended. the d—day veterans moved on to a reception. some needed a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day of cross—party support, as t

memorial called for your tomorrow. >> there are nearly 1,500 figures representing the british servicemenon d-day many warriors returned from the front lines facing new battles in their day-to-day lives, they go home with horrific injuries that will require a lifetime of care we were all or two anti-tank mines. >> it blew my humvee up till my sergeant how supposed nyse suffered a closed head injury traumatic brain injury loss of a limb versus 6% of my body this morning here in washington up on capitol hill lawmakers in the us senate took up the issue of improving services for veterans and their caregivers. the needs are daunting and heartbreaking joining us now is pam vastus the mother and caregiver of jason earhart, the wounded young soldier. we just heard from pam. thanks so much. while you're doing thanks so much for joining us. i know you joined other caregivers and successfully lobbied congress to pass what's called the caregiver act. it allows veterans affairs to pay a veteran's caregiver even if that person is a family member, how crucial pam is that? >> that was extremely importan

at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage.egated to the back rows, the king and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned, until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. and it's because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it. may they rest in peace. applause. honouring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance as an obligation. let us commit to carrying forward their resounding message of courage and resilience in the pursuit of freedom, tempered by the duty of responsibilities to others, for the benefit of younger generations, our gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal. a final flourish from the red arrows as the service ended. the d—day veterans were then taken to a reception. some, with a bit of prime ministerial assistance. it was a day

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it comes ahead of the main event tomorrow at the british normandy memorial at ver—sur—mer.yes, this was a day of polished national pride and shining service medals, but it was a chance to speak of one of history's turning points with those who fought to secure it. we fired the first shot on d—day. the very first? on the battleship, yes, the very first shot. we all did our bit. if we didn't fit in our slot, things wouldn't have worked out, would they? this was a live lesson in the audacious invasion of normandy�*s beaches. its detailed planning, and its bravery. this mission for freedom was breathtaking in scale and overwhelming in complexity. quite simply, the future of the world was at stake. on the first day, british, canadian, american troops stormed the beaches on the first day, 150,000 british, canadian, american troops stormed the beaches to begin the invasion of france and, ultimately, the defeat of nazi germany. this was a commemoration of sacrifice and a celebration of service. admiration expressed in applause. it was also a show of thanks and praise, a celebration

memorial.d here in bbc news, will be across the day to mark the 80th anniversary of the landings. to india — where an alliance led by the prime minister, narendra modi, has won the general election. his bjp party is celebrating but it has failed to secure a majority on its own, winning far fewer seats than at the previous election. our correspondent arunoday mukharji has sent this report from delhi. victory celebrations at the bjp headquarters in new delhi. prime minister narendra modi returning to powerfor a record third term. the victory bittersweet — modi's aim of crossing 400 seats unfulfilled. in his victory speech, choosing to call it a win for his india alliance — and not a win for the bjp. translation: on this j pious day, it is definite that the national democratic alliance will make a government for the third consecutive time. we are all very grateful to the people of this country as they have expressed their trust in the bjp and the nda. —— nda alliance. over two dozen indian opposit

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there will be an official british commemoration taking place at the british normandy memorial where kingosting a ceremony onjuno beach and the french are going to have a ceremony at omaha beach later in the day. and they are going to be 25 heads of state including us presidentjoe biden who will also be there. so there has been a full day of offence today and of course, the remaining veterans have been at the heart of everything today and of course will be tomorrow when they have 25 heads of state in attendance. climate scientists say they are just five years left to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 celsius above preindustrial levels. the threshold agreed in paris in 2015 is considered crucial to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change coming as the un chief and ten yokum terrace is expected to tell the latest round of un climate negotiations in germany that the world is not doing enough to switch away from coal, oil and gas. 0ur environmental correspondent reports. this report is filling in the gaps, if you like, in the overall science that the un puts out every num

king, of course, patron of the royal british legion and normandy memorial trust.that the queen was actually in tears at the event in portsmouth that i was at yesterday, hearing the first hand testimony from these brave veterans, the same thing happened again. she was visibly moved by the testimony of the veterans, but also from his majesty the king, who delivered a very poignant speech. but part of his speech, actually, i found quite interesting. and that's because he linked it to the present day as well as paying tribute to the veterans. so i believe we do have a little bit of what the king said, but he spoke about why it's important to remember and why they fought on the beaches. we don't have it, apparently. okay. no worries. so we do have so the king basically linked it to the reason why these men in the 90s and hundreds now. but there are 1819 at the time, stormed beaches of normandy, was to fight for our freedom in the face of tyranny. and he very subtly linked it to perhaps wars happening in the modern day. and why that's so important to remember the sacrif

a wreath was thrown into the sea just off the normandy coast in memory of all those who died in the wateruldn't be here. so we're very appreciative of what they did for us all. and still, to my dying day, i will treat them as the most wonderful heroes. many were my shipmates. but, nevertheless, they gave their lives for this country. the veterans�* visit for these men, all aged in their late 90s or older, is full of symbolism. arriving in the french port of ouistreham, what was designated as part of sword beach on d—day, they handed over the torch of commemoration. their stamina is incredible. the men are determined to see as many places and meet as many people as possible. sometimes, trying to extract themselves from adoring crowds to keep moving is half the challenge. last night, they were invited to a special reception by the mayor of caen, a city that saw fierce fighting between the nazi occupation force and the allied liberators. they want to honour the veterans and to preserve their legacy. every year, it breaks our heart, because they are very happy to be here and times... and, som

we at the british normandy memorial in ver sur mer. minister rishi sunak and the president of france. >> our ability to learn from their stories at first hand diminishes us, but our obugafion diminishes us, but our obligation to remember them, what they stood for and what they achieved for us all can never diminish. >> whether you fought on the beaches or parachuted from the skies or flew fighters or gliders, whether you were an engineer or a radio operator or an intelligence officer , your an intelligence officer, your actions freed a continent and built a better world. you risked everything and we owe you everything and we owe you everything . for everything. for >> at a canadian ceremony at juno beach , the prince of wales juno beach, the prince of wales lend his voice to the chorus of praise for our heroes. >> standing here today in peaceful silence, it is almost impossible to grasp the courage it would have taken to run into the fury of battle that very day . the events of that windy, grey day ultimately led to the liberation of eu

memorial at ver sur mer , mrs.rs. macron reached out to grab queen camilla's hand when they were laying wreaths. but our queen, rather awkwardly fumbled the gesture, which would, of course, go against royal rules. let's have a little look at this choreography. i don't think camilla was being rude. she's a very graceful and polite lady, but she was, i think, trying to sort of honour royal tradition by offering a limp hand and a macron quickly got the message. >> oh, this comes as today marks a big day in the royal calendar with the duke of westminster unofficially dubbed the last eligible bachelor in britain , eligible bachelor in britain, tying the knot with bride olivia henson. >> what did she see in him? the wedding happened at chester cathedral . they went to the cathedral. they went to the wetherspoons for the reception. had a lovely time because it was steak thursday. >> now then olivia, what was it exactly? >> exactly? >> exactly? >> it's a multi—billion , is it? >> it's a multi—billion, is it? >> it's a mult

memory of those who fought here died here, literally saved the world here, president biden, honoring the service and the sacrifice of the last living d-day veterans the hundreds of thousands who served alongside them and then 9,388 who never came home. they knew and beyond any doubt, there are things that are worth fighting and dying for freedom is worth it democracy is worth it. america is worth the world is worth it. >> then now and always, western leaders marking 80 years since they're turning point in world war ii, that brought an end to occupied europe. >> we're living at a time when democracy and more at risk across the world than a point since the end of the war, war ii, since these beaches were stormed. and 1944. now i have to ask ourselves, when we stand against tyranny, against evil. >> now, with ukraine's president looking on warning, europe could easily be occupied again, this time by vladimir putin a notable shift from just ten years ago with putin joining to mark the 70th anniversary, we will not walk away because if we do ukraine will be subjugated and will not end the

memorial at ver sur mer , mrs.rs. macron reached out to grab queen camilla's hand when they were laying wreaths. but our queen, rather awkwardly fumbled the gesture, which would, of course, go against royal rules. let's have a little look at this choreography. i don't think camilla was being rude. she's a very graceful and polite lady, but she was, i think, trying to sort of honour royal tradition by offering a limp hand and a macron quickly got the message. >> oh, this comes as today marks a big day in the royal calendar with the duke of westminster unofficially dubbed the last eligible bachelor in britain , eligible bachelor in britain, tying the knot with bride olivia henson. >> what did she see in him? the wedding happened at chester cathedral . they went to the cathedral. they went to the wetherspoons for the reception. had a lovely time because it was steak thursday. >> now then olivia, what was it exactly? >> exactly? >> exactly? >> it's a multi—billion , is it? >> it's a multi—billion, is it? >> it's a mult

the new british normandy memorial trust, a memorial that sits at gold beach. 80 years ago.1am this morning. the first minister of wales, labour�*s vaughan gething, could lose a vote of no confidence today over controversial donations to his leadership campaign. the vote follows months of pressure from welsh conservatives over the payments. labour holds exactly half the seats in the welsh assembly but two of its members are off sick. let�*s speak to our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, who is outside the senedd. just explain to me, if he does lose this vote, what does it mean? it is not binding, is it? it does not mean he has to walk. h0. not binding, is it? it does not mean he has to walk.— he has to walk. no, it is not binding- _ he has to walk. no, it is not binding- it _ he has to walk. no, it is not binding. it will— he has to walk. no, it is not binding. it will be _ he has to walk. no, it is not binding. it will be a - he has to walk. no, it is not binding. it will be a huge i he has to walk. no, it is not l binding. it will be a huge blow he has to walk. no, it is

memorial at ver—sur—mer, where we're expecting around 40 veterans will be gathered.ve years ago for the 75th d—day anniversary. king charles was here on that occasion too with his mother queen elizabeth, where she gave a moving speech. dan, you were also there on that occasion. i was there. one of the most extraordinary days of my career. donald _ extraordinary days of my career. donald trump's helicopter landed over here — donald trump's helicopter landed over here. there were two helicopters so that we would know exactly _ helicopters so that we would know exactly one he was in, then we did this really— exactly one he was in, then we did this really moving commemoration and then the _ this really moving commemoration and then the veterans all got on a big ferry— then the veterans all got on a big ferry over— then the veterans all got on a big ferry over to normandy so that they could _ ferry over to normandy so that they could be _ ferry over to normandy so that they could be there the following day. i was lucky — could be there the following day. i was lucky to be

he's patron of the royal british legion and the normandy memorial trust .trust. excuse me, memorial trust and the queen is also there. if you're watching, you're seeing live pictures of the prime minister of canada, trudeau , as well as the prime trudeau, as well as the prime minister of france as well. and you can just see behind trudeau there, prince william as well, greeting canadian , d—day greeting canadian, d—day veterans because, of course, 1212 countries from around the world fought for the allies dunng world fought for the allies during world war two on d—day. canada as a commonwealth country. incredibly important factor in that. on juno beach and specifically and this is where the commemorative event is taking place, because prince william, of course, future king of not only the united kingdom but also canada. so it will be very important for him to meet the veterans of d—day . yes, but the veterans of d—day. yes, but also the young cadets who are going are helping out with this event and the king and the queen. >> during the war, cameron were inc

and operation overlord and who are memorialized in the normandy american cemetery., we started at 5 a.m., and we will continue after the ceremony, these names are being read in front of the fdr d-day prayer plaque in the circle of remembrance, just outside the atlantic arch over there. it is said that a person dies twice. once when they take their final breath, and later, the last time their name is spoken. the plaque contains the words of president roosevelt as he beseeched all americans to pray for the safety and success of our men and women in the armed forces and allies embarking on this essential mission to free europe. i invite you to take a short walk after the ceremony up to the circle of remembrance. you can read the prayer that the president invited the whole country to read with him 80 years ago tonight. friends of the national world war ii memorial is proud to have led the effort to add this special prior to the memorial, of remembrance. 80 years have passed since d-day , but the legacy and lessons of that day and the days that ow main vital to pass on t

and operation overlord and who are memorialized in the normandy american cemetery.proximately seven hours, we started at 5 a.m., and we will continue after the ceremony, these names are being read in front of the fdr d-day prayer plaque in the circle of remembrance, just outside the atlantic arch over there. it is said that a person dies twice. once when they take their final breath, and later, the last time their name is spoken. the plaque contains the words of president roosevelt as he beseeched all americans to pray for the safety and success of our men and women in the armed forces and allies embarking on this essential mission to free europe. i invite you to take a short walk after the ceremony up to the circle of remembrance. you can read the prayer that the president invited the whole country to read with him 80 years ago tonight. friends of the national world war ii memorial is proud to have led the effort to add this special prior to the memorial, as well as to restore the circle of remembrance. 80 years have passed since d-day , but the legacy and lessons

and operation overlord and who are memorialized in the normandy american cemetery.pproximately seven hours, we started at 5 a.m., and we will continue after the ceremony, these names are being read in front of the fdr d-day prayer plaque in the circle of remembrance, just outside the atlantic arch over there. it is said that a person dies twice. once when they take their final breath, and later, the last time their name is spoken. the plaque contains the words of president roosevelt as he beseeched all americans to pray for the safety and success of our men and women in the armed forces and allies embarking on this essential mission to free europe. i invite you to take a short walk after the ceremony up to the circle of remembrance. you can read the prayer that the president invited the whole country to read with him 80 years ago tonight. friends of the national world war ii memorial is proud to have led the effort to add this special prior to the memorial, as well as to restore the circle of remembrance. 80 years have passed since d-day , but the legacy and lessons

john dennis has been back to normandy before but never to the british memorial.sh memorial. it was very emotional and _ the british memorial. it was very emotional and i _ the british memorial. it was very emotional and i am _ the british memorial. it was very emotional and i am afraid - the british memorial. it was very emotional and i am afraid that i the british memorial. it was very i emotional and i am afraid that will probably be a bit emotional when we get there, to see the actual thing. we will remember them. figs get there, to see the actual thing. we will remember them.- get there, to see the actual thing. we will remember them. as the ferry a- roached we will remember them. as the ferry approached the _ we will remember them. as the ferry approached the french _ we will remember them. as the ferry approached the french coastline, i we will remember them. as the ferry approached the french coastline, the | approached the french coastline, the engine slowed and the veterans paid tribute. so, a short, poignant, but highly symbolic ceremony as the reefs wer

so the memories ofjoe mines on his first return to normandy.- first return to normandy. _ first return to normandy. so why would i come back? this - first return to normandy. so why would i come back? this is - first return to normandy. so why would i come back? this is the i first return to normandy. so why l would i come back? this is the last and only opportunity for me, the last there will ever be, and it is because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn't make it, may they rest in peace. six. it, may they rest in peace. six miles away — it, may they rest in peace. six miles away on _ it, may they rest in peace. six miles away onjuno it, may they rest in peace. six miles away on juno beach, prince miles away onjuno beach, prince william joined canadian veterans. standing here today, in peaceful silence, it is almost impossible to grasp the courage it will have taken to run into the fury of battle that very day. thank you for our freedom and thank you for your service. services will continue to be held throughout the day, the memory of what was fough

and operation overlord and who are memorialized in the normandy american cemetery.s, we started at 5 a.m., and we will continue after the ceremony, these names are being read in front of the fdr d-day prayer plaque incircle oft outside the atlantic arch over there. it is said that a person dies twice. once when they take their final breath, and later, the last time their name is spoken. the plaque contains the words of president roosevelt as he beseeched all americans to pray for the safety and success of our men and women in the armed forces and allies embarking on this essential mission to free europe. i invite you to take a short walk after the ceremony up to the circle of remembrance. you can read the prayer that the president invited the whole country to read with him 80 years ago tonight. friends of the national world war ii memorial is proud to have led the effort to add this special prior to the memorial, as well as to restore the circle of remembrance. 80 years have passed since d-day , but the legacy and lessons of that day and the days that follow the mai

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. >> in 2014, president barack obama visited the normandy american cemetery and memorial above omaha beach to recognize the 70th anniversary of d-day. he expressed gratitude to the soldiers who served during world war ii and spoke about his grandfather who served under general george patton. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. [applause] pres. obama: to the people of france, friends, family, our veterans. if prayer were made of sound, the skies over england that night would have deafened the world. captains, pilots tapped their gauges. commanders poured over maps fully aware that for all the months of meticulous planning, everything could go wrong. the winds, the tides, the element of surprise, above all, the audacious bet that what waited on the other of the channel would compel men not to shrink away, but to charge ahead. fresh faced g.i.s rubbed trinkets, kissed pictures of sweethearts, checked and rechecked their equipment. god, asked one, give me guts. in the pre-dawn hours, planes rumbled down runways, gliders with pa

god bless america the and that was the us president joe biden speaking in normandy abbot from memory sions of the day, the 80th anniversary of the day talking about american democracy, saying that american democracy off the hottest of things, that is something more important than also president joe biden, speaking a moment, the man force the ally defensive against his army on the brink of disaster operation presented is one of the greatest military successes in history. the hind was seen. miscommunication, miss miss coordination day and a tremendous cost of victory. in 15 minutes on d w, how do we solve the climate crisis? ok to let you know about the useful political debate. for the 2024, you are viewing election. we offer the script. we need to change that. they're going to make a system which is discussed what do you expect from us, from, from politics or so we have the solutions discrepancy this week, and 19 minutes on the dw the thing. and feel the same way you expect and more different things from life than your parents. i just want to pursue what that's my thoughts or you thin

the west celebrated the eightieth anniversary of the normandy landings, without belarus and russia.ed rather into a militaristic spectacle, in which the main hero was not the veterans, but the man under whose leadership ukraine was glorifying the nazis. macron continues his militaristic rhetoric, while biden communicates with spirits and... literally falls asleep on the move. about the brief results of the norman jubilee in the story of evgeny belousov. erase history, throw into oblivion the heroic feat of the soviet people in the great war. in april 79 years ago, not far from the german town of targao on the elbi river, two soldiers, a soviet and an american, met. they represented two different worlds, but were allies in the anti-hitler coalition that opposed the spread. nazi ideology. this the meeting anticipated the final defeat of germany and could have become a symbol of the unity of west and east. then no one could have thought that decades later, instead of friends, we would become not only rivals, but enemies. a little less than a year before this significant event, another,

can you tell us how significant this is memorial ceremony in normandy is in particular, well, we're at 80, right. so if you are 21, you were storming these beaches who are a 100. now, although we've been hearing this at every major anniversary of the 70, the 75th and of the 80th. that this will be the last time of having veterans, people with 1st hand experience. this may really be the last time we have veterans because in the next big anniversary in 5 years, and certainly in 10 years, the chances of any veterans being left alive is highly unlikely. it's not impossible. i think the average age is a 100. yeah. and said many indeed we saw that yesterday in the ceremony. i mean very old men who were very young man, when they risk their lives in storm those beaches. so it's significant from historical perspective that that those people then of course, the current politics. right. and we'll get more into this, but the current political situation always informs how we view history and given questions about us leadership in the world. given the rising threat from russia and china, this idea o

the memory of those who fought here died, here, literally saved the world here, president biden, honoring the service and the sacrifice of the last living d-day veterans the hundreds of thousands who served alongside them. >> and then 9,388 who never came home. >> they new and beyond any doubt there are things that are worth fighting and dying for freedom is worth it democracy is worth it america is worth the world is worth then. now and always western leaders marking 80 years since they're turning point in world war ii, that brought an end to occupied europe. we're living at a time when democracy and more risk across the world, than a point since the end the war for war to, since these beaches were stormed in 1944 now i have to ask ourselves, when we stand against tyranny, against evil now, with ukraine's president looking on warning, europe could easily be occupied again, this time by vladimir putin, a notable shift from just ten years ago with putin joining to mark the 70th anniversary, we will not walk away because if we do, ukraine will be subjugated and it will not end there ukraine

a correspondent natasha butler reports now from normandy in front. memory. sions began just off the door and in normandy on the beaches with navy, a 160000. the allied troops landed on the day 8 years ago to liberate your from nazi forces. some of those who survived came to pay tribute to the thousands that didn't know french prisons. emanuel mackerel sent them to the college of the us ceremony. led by present jerry point and we said western allies all once the game fighting, tearing in europe with rushes boy in ukraine. i make no mistake. your autographs of the world are watching closely, to see what happens to ukraine. to say if we let this illegal aggression go on check, we cannot let that happen. to surrender the bullies to bomb down the dictators is simply on st double faults, to those invite washing. present that in a person or washing delegation because of the will instead of just invited the crane in person to follow them. is lensky to be guest of honor at the international ceremony when i'm a how beach my cross is ukrainian troops of fighting for the same fine use of freedom and

it's actually the first time at the vers la mer normandy memorial that it's been used. been invited to this event. and we also know that canada's justin trudeau and the german chancellor, olaf scholz , will be chancellor, olaf scholz, will be there to rishi sunak and sir keir starmer are also on a general election pause. they will be here to honour our veterans and honour our war dead. but prince william is going to also be attending a canadian event at juno beach, which is just along on this direction. that was the canadian beach where so many thousands of canadian troops set foot on that sand there. and it's important to remember our commonwealth soldiers in all of this as well. so prince william will be representing the royal family there. so we are expecting this military fly—past in the next few moments . looking forward to few moments. looking forward to seeing the red arrows as we are. they are celebrating now their 60th year. this is their 60th year of being in formation and this is what they do best. they will put on a show here for the people in normandy. we'r

here in normandy to talk about ukraine. he said we'll as come back to europe off to all these decades. and that's absolutely unacceptable . then he said that it was important to west than allies continued to support. ukraine continued to try. i'd be on the slide to freedom and the tyranny. he also criticized a russia for its invasion. or if you create any talks about the fact, the nato was born of to world war 2. he said no to do anything to support ukraine, would be to be looking away. i know the lessons of the pulse when in terms of ukraine, the president of ukraine followed him, is lensky, is here. he is a guest of on a, at this commemoration invited by the french person by the at least say, paul is not invited though, is of russian prices and floods him a food and no russian delegation. i the that because of most goes war in ukraine. it would be inappropriate to have a russian presence says the least se latasha butler will just say era, normally the fonts and we turn now to syria. we're at least 6 children have been kil

american cemetery and memorial where more than 9,000 us soldiers are buried. many of them died liberating this region and other parts of europe from the nazis those battles which started with the landing of allied troops on the beaches just behind me mark the beginning of the end for hitler, but only a small fraction of those who fought for freedom 80 years ago are still alive today. my next guest is the 101-year-old veteran jake larson, who landed on omaha beach, surviving d-day and other battles miraculously unscathed known as papa jake. now on tiktok, he passes down his d-day stories to the younger generations with almost 1 million followers jake lawson, it's great to see you again. it was five years ago we first met here and now how old are you gonna be? >> 102 in december. wow, what is the secret of your health and longevity i'll have to say, don't die. >> it's a good one, don't die you probably didn't know whether you would survive 80 years ago today, did you? >> when you landed on omaha, gf god knows, are free of those land mines. >> they put in their b

american cemetery and memorial they are on the ground that honors american troops that died during theine where the didi beach landings took place, market forces suffer 4000 casualties just on omaha beach, the bloodiest of the five landing sites on june 6, 1944. d-day remains a largest air and sea invasion in history while the invasion followed to the end of world war ii, came in a very heavy cost tens of thousands of allied soldiers lost their lives, 9400 of americans that made the ultimate sacrifice are buried at the cemetery. were looking at the veterans in many of the gentlemen 100 years old or over 100 years old but they're there to celebrate, they traveled across the atlantic to be there in person. on friday the president is going to speak at a 100-foot cliff scaled by rangers disease german artillery that have been fired on the american forces landed on omaha beach. live pictures for you. other dues at home, former president donald trump will attend the campaign fundraiser in san francisco later today the visit to the city a democratic stronghold comes on the heels of a recent r

can you tell us how significant this year's memorial ceremony in normandy is, in particular, while we're at 80. right. so if you are 21, you were storming these beaches. you are a 100. now, although we've been hearing this at every major anniversary, the 7, the 75th, and now the 80th that this will be the last time of having veterans, people with 1st hand experience. this may really be the last time we have veterans because in the next big anniversary in 5 years, and certainly in 10 years, the chances of any veterans being left alive is highly unlikely. it's not impossible. i think the average age is a 100. yeah. and said many indeed we saw that yesterday in the ceremony. i mean very old men who were very young man when they were still lives in storm those beaches. so it's significant from historical perspective that that those people it and of course, the current politics, right. and we'll get more into this, but the current political situation always informs how we view history and given questions about us leadership in the world. given the rising threat from russia and china, this ide

and it's been terrific having had experiences multiple times at normandy, both on memorial days and d-dayt just brought back a lot of memories of the young men i will say that i used to meet their who were veterans of this fight? >> yeah, they had some of those young men jumping into the beach. it was pretty amazing to watch. you have to go back and see it. it was some pretty extraordinary visuals, general, it's great to have you general hurtling. thank you so much. >> always a pleasure, brianna. thank you very much now, for our next dramatic testimony today in hunter biden's trial, his late brother's widow, hallie biden, taking the stand, speaking about her romantic relationship with hunter for and the gun that's at the center of the trial, plus new murder charges for the alleged gilgo beach serial killer is we're learning grisly details about the methods investigators say he used to kill his victims that smell could be 8 million older, causing bacteria. good thing adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria that detergents leave behind clean as good sanitized is better time t