>> translator: tonight my thoughts go to the young lafayette who came to risk his life because of his love for freedom. and my thoughts also go to the tens of thousands of american soldiers, young soldiers who gave their lives during world war i and world war ii. on the soil which was not theirs but for this freedom which is cherished and which was theirs. >> [speaking french] >> translator: we have always been there for the appointment of this joint history. this is the reason why today we have no alternative but to be there also for an appointment with history. >> [speaking french]