Biden and world leaders commemorate D-Day in Normandy: Photos – Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden delivered a speech at a ceremony Thursday marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France.
On June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in the largest amphibious invasion in military history. About 2,500 American soldiers perished in the attack.
Biden joined other world leaders, including Britain’s King Charles III and French President Emmanuel Macron, in Normandy to commemorate the anniversary. In his speech, Biden cautioned against the spread of isolationism and spoke on the importance of preserving democracy for future generations.
President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Macron’s wife, Brigitte Macron, walk onstage during ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“Isolationism was not the answer 80 years ago, and it is not the answer today,” Biden said. “To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable. Were we to do that, it means we would be forgetting what happened here on these hallowed beaches. Make no mistake: We will not bow down. We will not forget.”
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden greet a World War II veteran during ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“We must remember that the fact that there were heroes here that day does not absolve us of what we have to do today. Democracy is never guaranteed. Every generation must preserve it, defend it, and fight for it. That’s the test of the ages,” he continued. “The memory of those who fought here, died here, literally saved the world here — let us be worthy of their sacrifice.”
President Joe Biden delivers a speech during a commemorative ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024 at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. Normandy is hosting various events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place on June 6, 1944. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, Pool)Attendees listen to President Joe Biden’s speech during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2024. World leaders gathered Thursday in France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s King Charles III look at engravings as they attend the U.K.’s national commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Ver-sur-Mer, France, Thursday, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)From left, Britain’s King Charles III, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Queen Camilla, and Brigitte Macron walk by the memorial wall during the U.K. national commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, held at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Eddie Mulholland /Pool Photo via AP)President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden greet a World War II veteran during ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Christophe Receveur, of France, unfurls an American flag he bought six months ago in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania., to mark D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, on Utah Beach, Normandy, France. As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it’s rising again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago, kicking off intense anniversary commemorations, Thursday, against the backdrop of renewed war in Europe, in Ukraine. (AP Photo/John Leicester)President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden greet a World War II veteran during ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)People attend a multinational parachute drop as some 400 British, Belgian, Canadian, and U.S. paratroopers jump to commemorate the contribution of airborne forces on D-Day as part of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, in Sannerville, Normandy, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Veterans and world dignitaries gather in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the landings. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk in the Normandy American Cemetery following a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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French President Emmanuel Macron, center left, his wife Brigitte Macron, left, President Joe Biden, center right, and first lady Jill Biden, right, attend a ceremony together with World War II veterans at a U.S. cemetery near Colleville-sur-Mer Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2024. World War II veterans from across the U.S., as well as Britain and Canada, are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)U.S. World War II veteran Warren Morrison is greeted by a little girl during an American Airlines veterans parade in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. World War II veterans from across the U.S., as well as Britain and Canada, are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
