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President Biden on Thursday honored the heroes of D-Day and drew a throughline between the Allies’ fight against tyranny in World War II and the current battles against authoritarianism and isolationism. “In their generation, in their hour of trial, the Allied forces of D-Day did their duty,” he said at the Normandy American Cemetery in France. “Now the question for us is, in our hour of trial, will we do ours?” The president’s remarks came on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings in 1944, which began the liberation of France and set the stage for the Allied victory in Western Europe. The ceremony was attended by myriad world leaders and dozens of the few remaining veterans of World War II, many of whom making their final trip to Normandy as the sun sets on the Greatest Generation. President Biden lauded the bravery of the thousands of men who stormed the beaches, knowing full well that the “probability of dying was real.” “They knew, beyond any doubt, there are things that are worth fighting and dying for. Freedom is worth it. Democracy is worth it. America is worth it. The world is worth it. Then, now and always,” he said. He spoke about the power of alliances in confronting threats to peace and freedom, noting the significant contributions of the British, Canadian and other Allied nations who participated in the largest seaborne invasion in history. “What the allies did together 80 years ago far surpassed anything that we could have done on our own,” he said. “It was a powerful illustration of how alliances, real alliances, make us stronger — a lesson that I pray we Americans never forget.” The president noted how the countries worked together to rebuild after the war and formed NATO, which he called “the greatest military alliance in the history of the world.” “Isolationism was not the answer 80 years ago, and it’s not the answer today,” he said. Turning to Ukraine’s battle against Russia, the president declared the free world “would not walk away.” “To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable. Were we to do that, it means we’d be forgetting what happened here in these hallowed beaches. Make no mistake, we will not bow down. We will not forget.” #dday #dday80 #worldwarii #wwii #normandy #joebiden #cspan

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