the world marks the 75th anniversary of d day this coming week, and it s important to remember the toll that world war ii took on so many lives, including the lives of biracial g.i. children. those children fathered by african-american servicemen and white british mothers were scarred by institutionalized racism. cnn s isa suarez reports even decades later they still feel the pain. reporter: when african-american soldiers arrived in britain in the second world war, their bravery was instrumental in the war effort. but it was also the start of a story of love, loss and a lifetime of searching. that is the first one that i can remember my mum showing me of this handsome chap that she was so in love with. reporter: around 2,000 mixed raced babies were born from relationships between black g.i.s and white british women.
harbor. 1,700 that were wounded. just at the beginning of that immense conflict. we should remind ourselves all the time that we re the children, grandchildren, great grandchildren now of that sacrifice. we should be worthy of it. the awful conflict of pearl harbor, my parents were growing up in britain in the second world war and they were desperate for americans to get involved. churchill was asking. people of britain knew we wouldn t overrun. we wouldn t be great britain today if pearl harbor hadn t happened and the americans got involved in the war. when the day came it was terrible. everyone in britain knew the rescue was coming. no one knew that better than winston churchill. he knew the arsenal of democracy would be there. these are lessons of history we all have to remember. tom brokaw, john meachem, thank you for helping us do