he doesn t have to worry about future general rations in theor unless he s a very good person who cares about people. rosie the riveter. we meet the women who helped build the american war machine after pearl harbor as they come here for the first time. it was a monumental change for women because they not only had to do their traditional keeping the house and raising the kid and that but they had to keep the finances steady and plus do a full-time job in defense. good day, every one. i m andrea mitchell at the normandy american cemetery in france. it s june 5th. the day dwight eisenhower
the 70th day of d-day. ed is there this morning. this trip all the president s news conferences on the european tour has been dominated by the firestorm back home. the president about to make remarks behind me at the normandy cemetery. nonpartisan remembrance. there are over 9,000 americans buried in this cemetery right behind me over looking omaha beach where there was the heaviest casualties on d-day 70 years ago today. his remarks will try to connect the greatest generation to the 9-11 generation. 4400 american deaths in iraq, over 2,000 american deaths in afghanistan. on june 6th, 1944, alone allied casualties estimated to be 10,000 killed, wounded or missing in action, 6600 of them americans as well as brits, canadians.