minutes to eliminate the nazi guns high on this cliff. guns that could halt the allied invasion before it even began. but these were american rangers. they were ready. they ran toward the cliffs and mines planted on the beach by field marshall romel exploded around them, but still they kept coming. gunfire rained above them, but still they kept coming. nazi grenades thrown from above exploded against the cliffs, but still they kept coming. within minutes they reached the base of this cliff. they launched their ladders, their ropes and grappling hooks and they began to climb, when the nazis cut their ladders, the rangers used the ropes. when the nazis cut their ropes, the rangers used their hands,
but they re asking us to stay true to what america stands for. they re not asking us to give or risk our lives. but they are asking us to care for others in our country more than ourselves. they re not asking us to do their job. they re asking us to do our job. to protect freedom in our time. to defend democracy. to stand up aggression abroad and at home, to be part of something bigger than ourselves. my fellow americans, i refuse to believe, i simply refuse to believe that america s greatness is a thing of the past. i still believe there is nothing beyond our capacity in america, when we act together. we re the fortunate heirs of the legacy of these heroes, those who scaled the cliffs of pointe du hoc must also be the keepers of their mission, the keepers of
exploded against the cliffs but still they kept coming but then minutes, they reached the base of this cliff it launched or ladders, the ropes and grappling hooks and they began to climb when the nazis cut their ladders arrangers use the ropes when the nazis cut the ropes arrangers use their hands and edge by inch, foot by foot, yard by yard rangers, claude literally clogged the way up this mighty precipice until the last. they ve reached the top they breach sisters atlantic wall and they turned and that whenever the tide of the war began to save the world ladies and gentlemen yesterday, i paid my respects to the american cemetery just a few miles from here. we re many those rangers
for motor neurone disease and is quoted telling the pair, we are all so proud of you . the east coast of england has been battered in the recent storms, with strong winds, heavy rain and high waves contributing to coastal erosion. large chunks of the cliffs at danes bike near bridlington have fallen onto the beach below, and much of the area remains unstable. our reporter leanne brown has more. quick, quick! a few rocks start to fall. then onlookers witness a dramatic scene. come on! 0h. oh, my god! a huge piece of the cliff here at danes dyke crashes to the floor.
colony here at bempton. there s two down on the water. yeah. it s too far from me. we love birding. we go around the country, spend a lot of time in norfolk. anywhere where the birds are, we try to be. where are you from? northamptonshire. you re hunting puffins? i m hunting puffins. they re normally on the water at this time, because they ll be they ll be fed, so they ll be washing. 5 o clock this morning i started. yes, just got a passion for wildlife photography and itjust brings me to bempton. photograph pretty much everything. but over the last year or two - getting more into bird photography and that sort of thing. came up from norfolk a few days ago |to come and photograph, hopefully, | some of the puffins. once you get one, you re just eager to always keep going back, really. so i m running a photography workshop for beginners this morning here, obviously, at bempton cliffs, which is one of the best places, if not the best place to come, on the yorkshire coast especially at t