anticipated in earlier times. of but you accepted this movement all the more so, because this was part and parcel of a commitment i had made before the french people, similar to the one you made before the american people when you came to iraq. you recalled our historic relations, and i shall not mention again the warm reception of yesterday at monticello but i would like to pay tribute to the american unknown soldier fallen during world war ii to veterans, american veterans of the second world war, enabled france to be liberated and indeed europe. we will commemorate the 70s anniversary of d-day landing. i had invited you to join me on the 6th of june, and you just
level than the level we had anticipated at the time. but you accepted this movement all the more so because this was part and parcel of a commitment to have been made before the french people, similar to the one you made before the american people when you came to iraq. you recalled historic relations and i should not mention again the warm reception of yesterday but i would like today, here, to pay tribute to the american unknown soldier fallen during world war ii, to veterans, american veterans of the second world war who enabled france to be liberated and indeed europe. we will commemorate the 70th anniversary of d-day landing. i had invited you to come and
that war, we once again salute our veterans of the second world war. others among you faced a brutal foe on a cold, korean peninsula. this year as we mark the 60th anniversary of that conflict, i will be proud to travel to the republic of korea to pay tribute cleaning up the oil spill in to our veterans of the korean war. the kalamazoo river. [ applause ] the e.p.a. says it s making significant progress containing and mopping up the mess from a busted pine line. many of you served in the it can t come soon enough for people in southern michigan. furious and fuming, they spoke jungles of vietnam. to cnn photo journalist emmanuel you also served with honor. dock ins. i just see the oil sheen exemplary dedication and right now. black sludge. courage, but were often shunned it s radically different. when you came home. i think it s horrible. dirty. i m very upset. that was a national disgrace. clumps of crude. smells. pretty bad.
in the life of our nation, not every generation has been summoned to defend our country in its hour of need. but every generation to answer that call has done so with honor and with courage. among you are members of that generation that saved the world from fascism. i was honored to stand with our world war ii vets at normandy last year for the anniversary of d day. and this year as we mark [applause] this year as we mark the 65th anniversary of our victory in that war, we once again salute our veterans of the second world war. [applause] others among you faced a brutal
america. in the life of our nation, not every generation has been summoned to defend our country in its hour of need. but every generation to answer that call has done so with honor and with courage. among you are members of that generation that save the world from fascism. i was honored to stand with our world war ii vets at normandy last year for the anniversary of d-day. and this year as we mark the 65th anniversary of our victory in that war we once again salute our veterans of the second world war. [ applause ]