has been watching as world leaders remember. the proud anthem of the french resistance. sung in normandy today by the students who could be the great, even great great grandchildren of those who fought and died here forfreedom. at this international d day ceremony, heads of state and government, representatives of europe s royal families stood shoulder to shoulder. hearts full of gratitude. translation: they were afraid. but they knew that they were fighting a just war. and that every step they took, brought them closer to restoring freedom to the world. but a new war in europe hung heavy over today s commemorations. russia was crucial in the defeat of nazi germany. but while ukraine s president was invited here. you re a saviour of the people! ..vladimir putin was not. this is the us military cemetery in normandy. final resting place for well over 9,400 us soldiers. earlier today, joe biden made it clear why russia s president wasn t welcome. to surrender to bullies, to bow
onjune 6th, 191m along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france ahead of germany s eventual defeat the following year. today president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach; us president, joe biden, warned that democracy in europe was once again under threat, in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. earlier, at the new british national memorial at gold beach a service of commemoration. the king laid a wreath for the fallen. and alongside the solemn ceremonies, it s also been a chance for attendees to meet and speak with the guests of honour the veterans themselves each of whom played such an important part in one of the defining days in european history. bagpipes. memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a
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quite calm, funnily enough, saying, do you think we ve had it? suddenly, there was an almighty crash and a shell came and it plum hit the vehicle, went right through to the bottom. when the dust cleared, i turned round and the man laying where you are to me, he was dead and black from head to foot, cos he must have taken the whole force of the blast. and all the others, the company commander, sergeant major, the driver they were all killed except me. i remember when i got myself up and found out they were all dead and ifelt this burning, i thought, i must be on fire. i remember going on the ground and rolling and that didn t do much good. so that was a nasty experience, being the only person of seven who survived. live from london. this is bbc news. d day veterans are at the heart of commemorations in normandy on the 80th anniversary of the allied landings on the beaches of normandy. our obligation to remember them, what they stood for and what they achieved for us all
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