Please remain standing for the posting of the colors and the playing of the National Anthems of the french republic and the United States of america. [ applause ] president hollande, president obama, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. It is our privilege to welcome all the distinguished visitors joining us today. We extend a special welcome to the dday and world war ii veterans and their family members in attendance who honor us all with their presence. Today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the dday landings which began on the morning of june 6th, 1944. Todays ceremony will honor our military men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the liberation of europe, including among those we honor are the 9,387 of our fallen veterans inturned at this sacred ground and 1,557 missing in action endescribed on the wall of the missing. [ speaking Foreign Language ] ladies and gentlemen, please bow your heads for the invocation delivered by the ref end f. Ri
Please remain standing for the posting of the colors and the playing of the National Anthems of the french republic and the United States of america. [ applause ] president hollande, president obama, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. It is our privilege to welcome all the distinguished visitors joining us today. We extend a special welcome to the dday and world war ii veterans and their family members in attendance who honor us all with their presence. Today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the dday landings which began on the morning of june 6th, 1944. Todays ceremony will honor our military men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the liberation of europe, including among those we honor are the 9,387 of our fallen veterans inturned at this sacred ground and 1,557 missing in action endescribed on the wall of the missing. [ speaking Foreign Language ] ladies and gentlemen, please bow your heads for the invocation delivered by the ref end f. Ri