anniversary of d-day and right now president biden is in normandy, france with veterans and world leaders to commemorate the turning point in the war. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. today the world will pause to honor u.s. and allied forces who stormed the beaches of normandy in 1944, leading to defeat of nazi forces and liberation of western europe. lucas tomlinson will walk us through today s ceremony. lucas: president biden and first lady just arrived on the beaches of normandy, 80 years ago, troops landed to begin to defeat berlin and nazi germany. here is president biden, he will be meeting some of the last surviving members and biden says, today we remember all the americans who laid down their lives on d-day to end tyranny and ensure flame of liberty would burn bright around the world. 73,000 of those who landed in france were young american soldiers, they faced 50,000 germans. the battle began with paratroopers j
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lucas tomlinson amen. todd: what i find fascinating is that the decoy you mentioned, they use michael jordan of generals, general patton as decoy, up in the north to distract germ knowas and make them think that would be the l landing spot. this amazing assault on the germans. the germans were there in pill boxes and able to shoot down upon 18-year-old boys storm ing the beaches with pounds and pounds of equipment on their back, so many cut down once the boats opened up. it is tough to think about that bravery happening in today s day and age. we know our brave men and women put their lives on the line. so many were draft coming out of a random farmhouse in nebraska
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