that would lead less than a year later to the collapse of nazi rule in europe french president emanuel mccrum and u.s. president donald trump have been speaking to the remaining veterans assembled at a cemetery for americans who died on d.-day on the beaches of normandy. the beaches of normandy. i am. 75 years later veterans of that fateful day with the men. worries of those who were killed. during the test ok when freedom had to be fought for abandoned they fought. they were soldiers of democracy they were the men are today and then we have freedom. tens of thousands of our like troops french civilians in german soldiers died here in the summer of 944 d.-day marked the beginning of the end of the war making the way to victory over the nazis the following year today 2 ceremonies one british one american marking d.-day as an indelible victory for democratic values it is incredibly moving to be here today looking out across speeches where one of the greatest battles for freedom this world has ever known took place and it is truly humbling to do so with the men who were that that day we are gath