this time in normandy.ormandy american cemetery, the site of the first cemetery set up by the u.s. army just two days after d-day. as we sit here in the cemetery, you can't help but to think of -- >> the others. >> the others who didn't come home. >> that's true. >> 75 years later, do you still remember that day? >> yes, sir. vic vividly. yes, sir. >> they all do. in many ways, it's difficult to come back. >> true. in fact, this is my first time back. and i came within i'm going to say one hour of not coming back. >> harold mcmurren of new market, alabama. he has often thought of the men who did not come back. >> are you thinking about them right now? >> yes, i'm thinking about them right now. because i'm right next to them. so i have to think about it. but i will not dwell on it. >> these veterans now beaes of . veterans hand in hand returning to where it all began. harold collecting sand to take home with him. and strangers walking up to onofreo zakari from las vegas to say thank you. 75 years after the b

they had taken control of the skies above normandy. u.s.corps also had a big role in the invasion itself. , 9000 american planes were over the skies, some with -- paratroopers while others others flew bomber missions in support of the troops. >> we were called the bridge busters because that was our main job, to keep the highways and railroads cut off so they could not bring up reinforcements or ammunition. >> the cooperation between the army and air force was exceptional. >> the army air forces controlled the sky over normandy on d-day. the danger instead came from the ground, as the nazis hurled artillery into the air. >> i kept a little diary, a few words each day, and i said, it looks like hell erupting through the earth, it was that bad. >> like the ground forces, the air force's pay the price of war, losing more than 30,000 airmen. during the four months prior to d-day, 10,000 flyers were lost. the average age of the crews was about 19. >> army air corps veterans, navy veterans, d-day, first day and beyond veterans with the vips of no

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yes, here in normandy.which was hammering the coastal night. —— the coast all night. some years ago i brought my elderly father from his small rural town in england to visit the beaches in normandy. he had grown up during the war, then had joined the royal air force. he had never visited normandy but he knew all about what had happened here, such is the significance of this stretch of coastline. and he in turn educated me. we stood on the beaches. we visited the cemeteries. we, like so many thousands before us, and those who would follow, stood in awe and in deep respect of what had taken place on that momentous day 75 years ago. sometimes, one day can make such a difference on a global scale. d—day was such a day. a day that was witness to the incredible sacrifice and heroism of soldiers and civilians from a number of nations, but it was a day which made the end of world war two possible. there are so many stories of courage and of sacrifice surrounding that day and the days that followed. but for me, even

lucy williamson, bbc news, normandy. biggest combined land, airand naval operation in history. up to 7,000 ships delivered more than 150,000 allied troops to five beaches along the normandy coast, which was heavily defended by the occupying nazi forces. so how did the events of that momentous operation unfold? there comes the grinding of heals on shingle and our troops... there comes the grinding of heals on shingle and our troops. .. at 6:30am, the first of more than 130,000 allied troops began to scramble onto the beaches of normandy. american, british and canadian forces had to wade through chilly waters onto shore under heavy fire. many never even made it onto the beach. to the west, more than 57,000 americans landed on two beaches, code—named utah and omaha. at 0maha they face the stiffest resistance from german troops who were digging in on the cliffs above. that's where the allies suffer the highest number of casualties on d—day. further east, a force of more than 84,000 led by britain and canada, landed on gold,

welcome to caen in normandy.alised the invasion was taking place, they shot and killed 83 french resistance fighters in a prison not farfrom here, in cold blood. in this city then, the civilians realise they would soon come under attack from allied forces and try to take the city from the germans. for the next 43 days, 10,000 of them waited inside this building, trying to keep themselves safe. red crosses were painted on the roof to alert allied commanders this building should not be attacked. today, much of the remembrance services have been based around the soldiers who fought. we have seen services at the united states cemetery in normandy. we have also seen services at a new memorial to be established for british service personnel who fought and died on the beaches of normandy. and in arromanches there is a continuing service, as you in arromanches there is a continuing service, as you can in arromanches there is a continuing service, as you can see, going on right now just above service, as you can see, goin

something which means so battle of normandy. something which means so much to battle of normandy.of us to share this moment with you. standing here, as the waves wash quietly onto the shore below us, it is almost impossible to grasp the raw courage it must have taken that day to leap from landing craft and into the surf, despite the fury of battle. no—one could be certain what the sixth ofjune, 1944 could bring, no—one would know how this, the most ambitious and phoebe on an airborne mission would turn out. and as the sun rose this morning, not one of the trips on the landing craft, not one of the pilots in the skies above, not one of the sailors and see, new whether they would still be alive when the sunset once again. if one day can be said to have determined the fate of generations to come, in france, in britain, in europe and the world, that day was the sixth ofjune, 1944. more than 156,000 men landed on the d—day, of which 83,000 were from britain and the commonwealth. over a quarter million more supported operations from an ansi while the french resista nce from an ansi whil

lucy williamson, bbc news, normandy. century on it is ha rd to three quarters of a century on it is hard to put yourself in the shoes of those who fought on the beaches on that day. it is harder still to quantify the losses that took place. yes, and don't forget d—day was never a preordained success. some of the top allied commanders had serious doubts about it and in the words of one, you could have been the most costly disaster of the war. here to give it a bit more context is the historical biographer claire mcnally. claire, it is very easy to become complacent about all this with the distance of history. give us an with the distance of history. give us an idea of what the risks were. it wasjust us an idea of what the risks were. it was just horrendous. us an idea of what the risks were. it wasjust horrendous. even now, into the evening they are still coming off the boats and they are arriving in the incredible cold water of the channel, it is dark, they are facing gunfire and there are all sorts of barriers. there ar

and to our veterans here in normandy today i want to say the only words we can thank you. the. living veterans of june 6944 unveiling a memorial to british soldiers who gave their lives on that day. here on a gently sloping hillside above gold beach with a commanding view over the landing areas we gather to give thanks to almighty god for the loyal service given to crown and country by all who served in the battle of normandy we commemorate the victory of the few achieved on land at sea and.

on the shores of normandy 75 years ago today. he. thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks did a lot of thanks and listening as commemoration abounds for d.-day on this day 75 years ago. british soldiers and other allied soldiers as well 150000 of them landing on the shores of normandy the british prime minister 3 some one in the french president manuel mccall there. having given speeches at this unveiling of that memorial you're viewing right now. striking very. much a sense of thanksgiving for a humbling sacrifice for freedom and underscoring the 2 nations france and britain's common destiny. in light of the sacrifice for talking to veterans now. there's about $300.00 surviving normandy veterans many of them there. at these commemorative events. as part of our live coverage we have in the studio. i'm on your show is our political correspondent mark softens out there in normandy for us among you well we've been talking about what this means to france today. having looked at this ceremony what what really struck you in terms

s became a friend he often visited them here in normandy up until his death. at 9 in the morning 108 he set up his office in our house. just one day later from here. for example who is a man who wants to tell the story of his house this is important to him in memory of all the soldiers who gave their lives here in normandy. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. sudan's for democracy demonstrators say they're determined to continue their campaign of civil disobedience until the ruling military council is ousted all this comes as the african union announces its suspending sudan's participation in all african union activities until a civilian government is in place dozens of people have been killed in 3 days of clashes between the military and protesters. and eastern uganda at least 6 people are feared dead and dozens missing after heavy rains triggered a series of landslides hundreds of houses have been destroyed in the mountainous region the red cross has warned of outbreaks of disease due to continuing rainfall . the european drugs age

soldiers that fell during the normandy conflict here the normandy part of the intervention of the american intervention with donald trump and a man whom i call later you have what they call an international ceremony with the canadian prime minister justin trudeau and even later on there is a french part of the ceremony so the whole events are spread out farther than in the u.k. and like i said earlier the important part though is of course those families getting together all over the area will have much more from max often there normandy as these commemorations move forward max for now thanks very much. this is deja vu news live from berlin still to come on the show our special coverage of the 75th anniversary of d.-day continues in about 20 minutes from now we'll go live to our correspondents and will also be looking here in the studio but how this turning point in history shaped our world today 1st here's some of the other stories making the news at this hour early results from denmark's general election show left leaning parties making gains the social democrats have emerged as the bigg

together, a salute in normandy. that salute on the beach where they landed 75 years ago tomorrow. we salute them tonight for their candor, their bravery, and we also thank the group forever young senior veterans and diane height who has helped so many of these veterans make this trip. we'll have much more tomorrow night right here, followed by a special edition of "nightline," return to normandy, tomorrow night. >>> in the meantime, there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. there are reports coming in now, the explosion, several firefighters injured. >>> also, nepting tonight in yet another vacation mystery. a 41-year-old woman now found dead in her room at the same resort where a couple was found dead, too. officials say they died from the same cause. we'll have more in a moment. >>> the day care worker facing abuse charges, caught on camera slapping and shaking a child. what authorities are now saying about this tonight. >>> and you have to see this. the 97-year-old who returned to nor

of course, normandy. was it the case after the invasion that many citizens had fled to the countryside? guest: that was true, but it was more true in 1940. because as the germans moved east, citizens of paris literally began a mass exodus. every single car and every single train. and the idea was to get to someplace in the west and south of france and away from the germans. but, of course, the germans at first, they occupied the north with a collaboration in the south, and then after the battle in 1942, the germans realized that, in fact, the threat could be from the south, north africa, so they occupied the whole country in 1943. host: let's go back to calls from bob in bolivia, north carolina. thank you for having us. great job on the book. my father was an american g.i. of england,e south loading ships for d-day. anyway, he got to normandy in late july. a strike -- he met my mother and she lived in a place called en fleurs. the occupation for many years. they had no food. you couldn't go to a local sup

that's all from normandy for 110w. flags. that's all from normandy for now. back to reeta with the rest of the news. the car maker ford has confirmed plans to close its engine plant in bridgend next year. the company blamed huge changes in the industry and insisted the decision wasn't connected to brexit. workers at bridgend, which employs 1700 people, have been sent home, after receiving a letter saying they'll lose their jobs by september 2020. it is the latest blow to car manufacturing in britain, following honda's decision to close its swindon factory. here's our wales correspondent, sian lloyd. it's been a turbulent few years for workers at this plant. many had feared this news could come, but not quite so soon. at lunchtime today they were sent home. we have been told we will have support, but what that means we don't know. the thing is quite a lot of us relocated from southampton to bridgend. when they shut the place there's not going to be anything left, is there. since it opened in the 1980s, the bridgend factory has been the biggest employer in this

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and i'm going to normandy. thank you, thank you. >> laura: the president of the united states stopping by briefly to talk with the press as he aboards air force one on his way to normandy to commemorate the 75th anniversary of d-day. first thing that it is a special day. and then turning to mexico and the tariffs that went into effect and saying we still have to make a lot of progress when it comes to mexico to stop the illegal migration on the southern border. saying, quote, democrats, congress has been a disaster. and that it's a disgrace. so, that is what's happening there right now in shannon, ireland. and we know that the ceremony kicks off with the recollection of those who took part in the landings on wednesday, which is where the president first began the commemoration of d-day. and also it included the broadcast from a giant screen setting the tone for a ceremony meant to focus on veteran sacrifices. and then the president read a prayer that president franklin roosevelt delivered in a radio address on

sarah mooney about the unit normandy as you look at the cemetery in normandy.hink about what they are looking at. men and women making the ultimate sacrifice so we could live in the society we live in now this day, june 6, '75 years ago. the hell those men experienced is unreal. today's ceremony will be something we should all stop and watch because it is going to be so powerful, so moving and such a testament to the greatest generation. carley: every one of those graves is a life, a person who wasn't able to have a family. it is so wonderful to see the faces of the men who survived d-day and are alive to see this day, the 75th anniversary of it. we have dan caldwell, a concerned veteran for america representative, also a retired marine, what does this day means you? >> when i was a young marine just out of boot camp one of my instructors said your reputation as a marine is built on those that came before you whether they were marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen who fought in previous conflicts and say you walk in the shadows of giant and these men who stormed t

there are commemorations across normandy today.edral and a service of remembrance, the first city to be liberated. when my life is over and i reach the other side, i'll meet my friends from normandy and shake their hands with pride. the american cemetery next to omaha beach. of all the allied forces on d—day itself, the americans saw the heaviest losses here. atjuno beach, canadian veterans also honoured the fallen. there are more than 4000 servicemen buried here, most of them british. it is by far the hardest place that the d—day veterans to come. each veteran invited to lay a wreath, to remember their brothers in arms. the men who paid the ultimate sacrifice. they shall not grow old that we are left grow old. they shall not be condemned by the years, but the going down of the sun and the morning, we will remember them. we will rememberthem. later this afternoon, the commemorations were focused here in the town of aaron marsh british vetera ns as the town of aaron marsh british veterans as the 19th regiment royal artillery. we gat

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my research really focused on normandy.rchives.two there was a special archive which is a memorial to d-day. it's a great story. there are many such wonderful stories. my favorites is when a pilot was downed in central france. five people on the airplane died. one survived. because there was a standard number of people on the planes, the french people decided they needed to create a coffin for the fifth person. people on ther plane and put sand in the fifth coffin so they would not be suspicious someone survived. they made sure that pilot got to safety. host: we've got one more quick call from hill in california. bill in california. caller: a book like yours is fantastic. these facts taught in french schools today qu? the french are the most ungrateful people on the face of the earth. of thousands of young men freeing them. i don't think the young french especially realize the sacrifice of the british and the americans . thank you. i'm going to have to disagree with you. wanted toi really ew, moste viewers kn , if you stepp

let's take you back to normandy, france.es where president trump has joined the french president macron who is speaking right now, to commemorate the sacrifices made in the fight for freedom, the fight for europe, the europe as we know it today on normandy beach, 75 years ago. the ceremony is a highlight of president trump, his tour through europe. we're going to take a look in just a bit at how he's being received on the world stage. what does europe think of president trump? keep it here. i'm working to make each day a little sweeter. ♪ to give every idea the perfect soundtrack. ♪ to fill your world with fun. ♪ to share my culture with my community. ♪ to make each journey more elegant. ♪ i'm working for all the adventure two wheels can bring. ♪ at adp we're designing a better way to work, so you can achieve what you're working for. whoa. travis in it made it. it's amazing. oh is that travis's app? it's pretty cool, isn't it? there's two of them. they're multiplying. no, guys, its me. see, i'm real. i'm real! he thinks he's

amongst them six—pack veterans from the normandy landings. —— six vetera ns the normandy landings. ——hared stories with those that also understand what it means to be a soldier. during the ceremony he thanked those who had served their country. 0n who had served their country. on this 75th anniversary of d—day, i can comfortably speak for everyone when i say we are honoured to be in the presence of six normandy landing veterans. to all who are on parade today i can only say you are a constant reminder of the great debt we owe those who served this nation. in staffordshire at the duke of cambridge attended a service at the national memorial arboretum. in a short reading he delivered the d—day address are originally made by his great—grandfather king george vi, in 1944. at this historic moment, show that not one of us is too busy, too young 01’ not one of us is too busy, too young or too old to play a part in a nationwide, perchance, a worldwide vigil of prayer, as the great crusade sets forth. age means many veterans will mark today's anniversary, a long way, but their thoughts are nev

we are talking about normandy. was of the case after the invasion that many citizens had fled to the countryside? >> it was more true in 1940. as the germans moved east, citizens of paris began a mass exodus. every car and train. the idea was to get to someplace in the west and south of france and away from the germans. at first, they occupy the north with the collaboration in the south. then after the battle in 1942, the realized the threat could be from the south. they occupy the whole country in 1943. thank you for having us. great job on the book. my father was an american g.i. he was in england loading ships for d- day. he got to normandy in late july. met my mother there and many years. they had no food. you couldn't go to a local supermarket to get food. she had nothing. they had to try and grow food in mind feels because there was no open field. the occupation was heavy in the 40s. her uncle got shot by the germans. she met my father who was in the supply and of the army. my father would go there and give t

on the beaches of normandy, on the first day, 4400 had been confirmed dead. price is in caen which is less than 20 miles from the beaches where the allies landed. trying to retake the talent that had suffered severe casualties. let's talk about to matthew. the town itself, but was its strategic importance? it was a base for the germans occupying forces, there was a prison on the outskirts of the town where they were keeping french resista nce town where they were keeping french resistance fighters that they had locked up and that is one of the stories that the french are aware of ona stories that the french are aware of on a day like this that in the morning ofjune the 6th, 75 years ago when those landing started to happen, the germans brutally killed 83 of their prisoners and that prison and they took them out, i am was told that their hands tied behind their backs and they shot them. and then on the streets here, german occupation forces were in something of a state of chaos and panic but they also started to get more brutal with local civilians, the civili

she is live at the american cemetery in normandy, france. you haven't made it is part of the world, a solomons important place, tell us what it is like. and incredible seen today. >> reporter: you see behind me the ceremony just starting to get underway, the president landed on marine one a few minutes ago, and interview you will see tonight. it is a striking moment. i'm thinking about the 40th anniversary of the day when ronald reagan -- that moment, for many world war ii veterans a lot of them had just retired from a lifetime of working with civilians in america, first opportunity they had to come back so they might have been in their 60s. now you have the other end of that spectrum, these men in their 90s who are making their trip back and many of them for the last time although having met a lot of these individuals over the last several months they may be going for quite some time. they are an incredibly resilient a bunch of individuals with strong spirit and incredible stamina so don't count them out. many of them are in the front row a

again in normandy, or there would be again in normandy, or there would be a new lot to land somewheredid. thank you very much forjoining us. we say that so confidently today, but it was not given back then that they would actually manage to pull this off. we have to think about the landing, it's notjust about the landing, it's notjust about getting onto the beach, but they had to get up the beach and the cliff face. when you stand there on 0maha beach and look at what they had to scale to get onto the beach heads, it's an incredible effort, particularly when the men were sick and tired, they were running out of ammunition. it was an extra ordinary achievement. the days after words we re achievement. the days after words were just as achievement. the days after words werejust as hard. this afternoon, nearly 300 paratroopers parachuted into normandy in honour of the comrades they lost 75 years ago. among that group was 95—year—old harry read. he recreated the jump that he made in the early hours ofjune 6, 1944. back then, harry read was a 20—year—old wireless operator, who dropped behin

our debt, worthy of the promise of normandy.orgetting free people when they join forces can surmount any adversity. the victory against barbarism would never have been possible without the decisive support of the united states, without the millions of committed men and women, the support of the american people and american industry. on the beaches of the channel in the green normandy countryside and the highest levels of the military, the armed forces were united. the allied armed forces were united. it is because the royal air force assisted the canadian infantry, the french resistance fighters opened up the lines elsewhere to the united states armed forces. australians, people from new zealand, denmark and norwegian and navy officers arrived in the polish tanks made all the difference and because of that this wild gamble to free europe from the nazis hold by way of the sea could be won. we should never cease or perpetuate the alliance of free peoples. that is what they did. immediately after the germans and the japanese surren

the normandy france. and wishes to continue to support this promise of normandy understand its purpose so this is what we owe what we owe to our homeland what we owe to countries that share the same values what we owed to democracy and liberty. the lessons of coleville so many. liberty and democracy are inseparable america's young americans died here will be they died for their country and they died for the freedom of the world they knew that if it's almost surely the french who died on the same beaches by their side for the liberation of their country so certainly but they also fell on a struggle so that their nation once this task completed would to rediscover its tradition of liberty we need to be true to their memory by and to do that so good that we must never. sacrifice what we must never renounce what their sacrifice united of the promise of normandy will be supported by france with all its might i promise this will be true to the case american very and this is the heart of america's destiny to pla

. >> announcer: return to normandy.from normandy, france. the world's eyes are on normandy this morning. where 75 years ago brave young sons became men here. storming 50 miles of beaches here code name utah, omaha, gold, juneau, sword. they would change the course of history. 156,000 allied troop, more than 70,000 americans and this sobering number, 2500 americans died on d-day alone. many of them right here in the cemetery behind us. they never made it home. this, of course, is the normandy american cemetery. it was the first cemetery, in fact, set up by the u.s. army just two days after d-day and when you walk through this cemetery you are reminded of the extraordinary sacrifice. i saw so many crosses here with that date, june 6th, 1944. 75 years later so many world war ii veterans from america have made the journey back well into their 90s. some have reached 100. they are modest, they are humble. they are the quiet heroes who shaped history. for weeks here we've been documenting those americans from every corner of t

and turning it around the way one talks about it today we're getting live pictures right now from normandy british prime minister theresa may arriving there grieving a number of visuals and dignitaries there in normandy she's the 1st one apparently of a number of world leaders military honor guard there underway in normandy right now they'll be a number including of course the french president modern woman who is president donald trump for this day which is very much focusing on the veterans the men who sacrificed so much to make the freedom that we're enjoying today it's possible the money well you were talking about that this it's a word in a lot of ways that that isn't used very much freedom to talk about freedom and but on a day like today as it does does your generation the young people in france get a sense that this freedom was one at a very high cost by so many nations struggling together against a very clear and definitive journey that needed to be toppled in your yes when as well doesn't that's exactly what kind of the ration is about is to show younger generations what it was al

cemetery in normandy, overlooking omaha beach.ident trump and emanuel macron. we have a sense of what president trump will say. he'll talk about our cherished alliance, and the unbreakable bond between the united states and the allied countries, and i know that's an important message when you're talking about d-day. it's also, i think, a welcome message for many of these european countries as they look to the united states and try to understand what's going on. >> reporter: john, you're absolutely right, we are here at the cemetery where the american veterans are buried. it's here that the ceremony that you're watching on the screen is taking place, the presidents of both countries, first ladies, and most importantly, the vets, mostly in their late 90s. some of in that 100s, and there are not that many left. some of them sitting in wheelchairs, and even on the pae beaches when they saluted those who could get down there for h hour, omaha beach is below us here but there were five that the allies stormed and surprised the nazis and

robert levine landed on utah beach as part of the normandy invasion.as a german pow. [applause] i will make a few very brief remarks. i'm 53 years old. thank you, gentlemen, from the bottom of my heart, for 75 years of freedom, democracy and peace in europe. thank you from the bottom of my heart. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated as we will now prepare for the official refrain at the freedom wall in honor of those who served and sacrificed during world war ii. today, we remember them more than 2 million allied servicemembers who took part in operation overlord and the 200-5000 allies who were killed -- 225,000 allies who were killed, wounded, or went missing. [no audio] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wreath ofsenting the the united states of america is a maritime administrator and mr. charles sumner jr. along with them will be mr. alex n -- barbara herma george, daughter of captain .alcolm george the next wreath is from australia. it is presented by wing -- isder matthews accompanied by world war ii veterans, mr. rick bailey and mr. geo

s became a friend he often visited them here in normandy up until his death. at 9 in the morning under nate he set up his office in our house. just one day later from here. just. for example who is a man who once to tell the story of his house this is important to him in memory of on the soldiers who gave their lives here in normandy. well many times this week i have wished that i could talk with my grandfather about what d.-day meant to him edgar goft was a young man when the u.s. army sent him into german territory in the fall of 1904 he had never left the us the back of farms of rural north carolina they were the only world that he knew now my grandfather survived an ambush by german soldiers by playing dead he didn't flinch when a german soldier used to bathe in it to stamp his wrist to make sure that the bullets had worked he was the only survivor in his company he received a purple heart the medal that's given to us soldiers who were wounded in battle he received that when he returned home but that could not prevent the 20 years of nightmares that would

they w011 thought right here in normandy. for civilisation, veterans of the second world war whojoin us civilisation, veterans of the second world war who join us today, you are among the very greatest americans who will ever live. you are the pride of our nation, you are the glory of our republic. and we thank you from the bottom other hearts. applause here with you, are over 60 veterans who landed on d—day. i would debt to you is everlasting. today we express oui’ you is everlasting. today we express our undying gratitude. when you were young, these men enlisted their lives in a great crusade. 0ne young, these men enlisted their lives in a great crusade. one of the greatest 0f lives in a great crusade. one of the greatest of all time. their mission was a ferocious eternal struggle between good and evil. 0n the 6th of june, 19114, they joined between good and evil. 0n the 6th of june, 19114, theyjoined a liberation force of awesome power and breathtaking scale. after months of planning, the allies had chosen this ancient coa

there are commemorations across normandy today.eux cathedral and the service of remembrance, bayeux the first city to be liberated. when my life is over and i reach the other side, i'll meet my friends from normandy and shake their hands with pride. the american cemetery at coleville—sur—mer next to omaha beach. of all the allied forces on d—day itself, the americans saw the heaviest losses here. atjuno beach, canadian veterans also remembered the fallen. singing. bayeux cemetery. there are more than 4,000 servicemen buried here, most of them british. it is by far the hardest place for the d—day veterans to come. crowd sings. each veteran invited to lay a wreath to remember their brothers in arms, the men who paid the ultimate sacrifice. they shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. we will rememberthem. as you saw, there were moving scenes in that ceremony at bayeux ceremony where many of the fallen were

men made the0 sacrifice on the beaches and hedgerows of normandy.nor their sacrifice and acknowledge the gaping holes left and their families and communities. those who did return answered in anll and took up arms awesome responsibility far beyond their years. usre bravery still inspires many years later. we are privileged to have with us many of those young men. notpassage of time has diminished your deeds of heroism. we are committed to sharing your story and ensuring that the 4 million visitors who come to this memorial each year understand how the america that we know today and the blessings that we enjoy as a free people were shaped by your deeds. magnificentt this oreo we notice references to this magnificent event that occurred on the beaches of france a century ago. the the june 6 landings to simple word normandy on the fountain, to the wall of honor 25 of the gold stars represent the 2500 american servicemen killed that day. immediately to my left is a quote from general eisenhower, taken from his remarks to the troops that would make the i

our debt worthy of the promise of normandy.orthy of the promise of normandy means never forgetting free people, when they joined forces, can surmound any adversity. the victory against barbarism would never have been possible without the decisive support of the united states without the committed men and women, without the support of the american people and american industry. on the beaches of the channel in the green normandy countryside and the highest levels of the military, the armed forces were united. the allied armed forces were united. it is because the royal air force assisted the canadian infantry because the french resistance fighters opened up the lines in normandy and elsewhere to the united states armed forces in decisive moments of the battle, australians, people from new zealand, denmark, norwegians and dutch airmen arrived. in the battle of the gap, the polish tanks made all the difference. and it is because of that that this wild gamble to free europe from the nazis' hold by way of the sea could be won. we sha

they will set sail for france for tomorrow's service in normandy and oui’ tomorrow's service in normandyll is travelling on board, hearing the recollections of those who took part in the normandy landings 75 years ago. casting off in a port that was central to the d—day operation, the boudicca's decks packed with veterans still taking in a tribute which had exceeded all their expectations. jack mortimer was part of a team whose mission was to clear a path across the landing beaches. as we got on the beach, it was noisy. there was a lot of fire, a lot of gunfire going on from whatever. big ones, there were rocket ships out in the bay, out in the channel, that were firing. and as soon as we hit the sand, it was get off the beach and get on your way. give them a wave, jack. jack and the 300 veterans have had an eventful few days, defying their age to make the most of what might be a one—off experience. i don't know how to describe it all, it's absolutely beautiful. from now on, the mood will change. 0n southsea common, the veterans gazed across the huge arena which retold the did a story to

-day and the very hour allied forces landed in normandy to free europe 75 years ago alone scottish pipers standing at the exact spot at the exact time where all those years ago another 1 piper stood and played as british troops stormed the beaches dying around him a new monument to the british troops who landed at normandy has been inaugurated will be more events throughout the day. also coming up in other news the big auto merger is off chrysler and france's renault will no longer become one company italian american firm blaming french politics for scuppering the deal which was announced less than 2 weeks ago. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us the 75th anniversary of d.-day invasion that marked the beginning of the end of nazi rule in europe is being commemorated in france today this morning a memorial was dedicated to the british soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice that day french president manuel mccrone the british prime minister theresa may laying a wreath at the memorial to the british soldiers at normandy. they both spoke about the lasting relations between the

i'm anthony mason in normandy, france. now to david begnaud in new york. >> begnaud: anthony, thank you. and to everyone who has served, thank you. that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm david begnaud in new york. i'll see you tomorrow. captioned byaccess gro it's no ordinary day at denny's it's crepe day. a family tradition we started about twenty-two minutes ago. and from the looks of it, this tradition is going to last awhile. and dey's w esooks of it, >>> the courtside embarrassment for the warriors areas to mac i will also personally apologize to kyle and of the rafters. >> the billionaire co-owner now paying the price. >> he shouldn't be a part of the league. >> plus, who will be in the lineup for game four? what to expect for injuries.>>> cops across the county get an early taste for what could be an explosive fire season.>>> a heated community meeting over noisy trains. why the two sides involved appear to be getting further apart. >>> pride month is all about honoring equal rights for all. what better way

the first men to move in on the normandy coastline...rades who never returned from northern france and, despite his age, he was fully aware of what he was being ordered to do on that day. i came to the conclusion, very seriously, to my own satisfaction, that i would shirk nothing. i wouldn't surrender. if i had to have my little fight with the germans on my own, i would do it and die. that i would be true to the traditions that had grown up around our kind of unit and i would pay the price, if necessary. 800 dakotas flew thousands of troops to france and today 2a are recreating that flight. the seats here, there are 27 of them. you can just imagine this whole back of the aircraft being absolutely rammed with burly paratroopers, all of their kit, equipment, radios, weapons, ready to jump into northern france. this cable that runs the length of the fuselage is where they would have clipped on their static line to deploy the parachute once they jump out. you can imagine the adrenaline coursing through their veins as they leapt out, destinat

we were going to go instead of normandy. germans for their part did not have the resources to reinforce the area where we landed. indeed, because the weather was so bad, a lot of the german leadership decided they were going to take that week off and went back, went back home. there was a german headquarters war game that took place where they were going to practice defending against the invasion. and as a result, the resources, fra thankfully, were not there that could have been there for the germans to defend. the one who commanded the section of that area argued with hitler that we were coming there and that hitler should reinforce and send more forces to support, but it never -- it never happened. d-day was supposed to be on the 5th of june, but the weather was too bad. we had to do it according to ties to make sure we would be able to land. we wouldn't be caught up in all the traps and so on that were set up. and so there was a very small number of dates we could land. we were originally going to land on the 5th. the we

, that marked the end once oui’ normandy, that marked the end once our forces were moving normandy, thatnto france, yes, the russians were ripping the guts out of the german army, but the fa ct guts out of the german army, but the fact that it was coming from both sides marked the end. seeing boudicca as she sails out through portsmouth harbour, along the solent, a lovely ship, a cruise ship that people pay a lot of money to travel on, very different from the conditions in which the young soldiers and sailors... and the weather is very much better, nearly all the people in the small crafts we re all the people in the small crafts were seasick a very unpleasant, some of them were jolly glad to get ashore, even though it was terrifying. they were all primed and ready to go, then eisenhower had to hold it. forecasting us win, it was stopped, and any met office said, there there is a window, and that was an immensely important decision, and the fact we went in that window confused the germans. they had not expected us to come at that stage, with the weather as it was, and we managed to get e

earlier this evening, hundreds of normandy veterans set sail for france, ready to mark the anniversaryf one of the most decisive operations of the second world war. during the morning, the queen has been joined by other heads of state and government to pay tribute to those who changed the course of history in june 1944. it is with humility and pleasure on behalf of the entire country, indeed the whole free world, that i say to you all, thank you. more than 300 veterans of d—day were there, most of them in their 90s, to remember the great military achievement in liberating europe from nazi occupation. i was terrified. i think everyone was. you don't show it but it's there. i'm honoured to be stood here today in front of so many other veterans. we must never forget. the allied invasion of the normandy beaches was the biggest combined land, airand naval operation ever seen. and, in another show of courage, one of those who parachuted into normandy 75 years ago, has taken to the skies again. also, on tonight's programme... dylan was murdered by his father and evelyn by her mother's boyfrie

-day today on a beach in normandy france code named omaha. world leaders gathered and personally think the veterans who turned a naval invasion of war into a lasting bulwark of peace the presidents of france and the us the british prime minister and the queen or some of those who held the air with them that helped to push back nazi germany and pave the way for the new global order we know today. alone piper marked the moment 75 years ago when british troops began coming ashore on the normandy coast. some of those who fought in and survived d.-day returned to take part in the anniversary events. and would like to do that again because. more than 150000 allied troops stormed the beaches of nazi occupied france in 1904 in what remains the biggest ever naval invasion thousands were killed within hours. u.s. president donald trump and french president emanuel maicon looked out over one of the beaches captured by american soldiers as planes flew a red white and blue tribute in the sky overhead. in their speeches to veterans the 2 leaders honored th

today we remember those who fell and we honor all who fought right here in normandy. they won back this ground for civilization. to more than $100.00 several. veterans of the 2nd world war who joined us today you are among the very greatest americans. who will ever live. on behalf of my nation. i just want to say thank you. abbi for many of the elderly veterans this year's d.-day anniversary will be their last visit to the battlefields of their youth but the rows of crosses will remain a reminder to future generations of the allies joint sacrifice to defeat evil. tonight we want to talk about the state of the world order that was made possible by d.-day 75 years ago my guest tonight says that the world is my crisis that is much more than economic or political he says we are in a moral crisis in his new book entitled homo in particular scapegoats populace and saving democracy. describes a world order that shut down human empathy and he calls for a realignment in values centered on the greater good. he's currently a fellow at the council for ethics in international affa

-day that's the day in 1904 when allied forces landed in normandy and began to retake europe from nazi germany heavy fire. i think there resulted in more than 9000 allied troops killed or wounded on the very 1st day alone as well as thousands of civilians german casualties are put at least some 4000 on normandy as coast today the allies will reenact the landings and some of the high points of the invasion which led to the liberation of europe and helped and world war 2. well dave began with operation overlord that was a massive naval operation to ferry american british canadian and other allied forces across the english channel to the french coast it remains the largest amphibious assault in the history of warfare some $7000.00 ships and landing craft headed for a small 50 mile stretch of the french coastline they headed across of course the english channel to normandy and the codenames of the landing beaches are etched in history utah omaha gold the juno and sword all those beaches on that small stretch of sand in normandy well today's commemorations don't begin in france but at the e

more than 4000 men made the supreme sacrifice on the beaches and in the hedgerows of normandy.allen were fathers and sons and husbands. we honor their sacrifice and acknowledge the gaping hole left in their families and in their communities. those who did return were changed forever. these were young men, many of them just 18-19 years old, who answered the call and took up arms in an awesome responsibility far beyond their years. they were the true sons and savors of democracy. their bravery still inspires us many years later. today, we are privileged to have with us some of those young men. to our veterans, the passage of time has not dimmed the deeds of your heroism. or the memory of your accomplishments. we in the national park service along with our volunteers and partners are committed to sharing your stories and ensuring that the more than 4 million visitors who come to this memorial each year understand how the america we know today and the blessings we enjoy as a free people were shaped by your deeds. as we look around at this magnificent memorial, we notice references