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invasion of france, that began the liberation of that country and of europe and the world from nazi tyranny joining us live from walpole, new hampshire to reflect on this momentous day is the award-winning director and filmmaker. ken burns, who of course produced the war. it s simply called the war, the definitive documentary outlining what happened in the course of world war ii. i can, i m so grateful to have you on the program. i just like to start with your reflections as we see what are really our final remaining veterans, those courageous men who stormed the beach that day casey thanks for having me. this is one of the most important days in american history. it s certainly one of the most important days in world history. this is the greatest cataclysm in the history. of the world more than 60 million people were killed. this is the greatest invasion in the history of that. and we began our film at the end of the 90s to err in 2007 because
civilization and set free a suffering humanity more than 70,000 american troops joined allies forces for operation overlord on june 6, 1944. 2,500 us soldiers died that day storming the beaches, 29,000 more were killed during the battle of normandy that followed the sacrifices of america s greatest generation led to the downfall of hitler s nazi germany. when president biden speaks this morning, he ll honore, those heroes a speech focused on democracy plan for tomorrow on the french coast, leaders across the democratic west foraged in the crucible of d-day have been warning that history can have a way of repeating itself as a ruthless dictator, wages and unprovoked war in eastern europe today with democracy on the line, 80 years ago, american general dwight eisenhower use these words to inspire the allied troops to storm the beaches of normandy the eyes of the world are upon you. the hopes and
truly an amazing, amazing atmosphere to witness. i just spoke to a 101-year-old veteran jake larson, who i spoke to five years ago, and he promised me five years ago that he would come back and he did it. he s still alive unbelievable. he talked about the fear, the sheer fear of being discourse down to that beach when 10,000 people in one day, well, either killed or wounded or went missing. the most incredible endeavor. and president biden will talk about how this is the battle of a lifetime for democracy to defend the democracy and freedom that they died four, but also to fend the one that is at stake right now in europe, who knew that there would be a raging war in europe on the 80th anniversary of d-day and so he s going to talk all about the stakes that we all face, the existential stakes with russia s invasion of ukraine now entered its third year. and i just read a little bit from president
and what we ve been seeing all day, our helicopter circling that was august 15th, 2021, the day the taliban began it takeover of kabul, the capital of pac constand. longest war in american history, the war in afghanistan are still with us. this desperate afghans clinging to in american plan as it takes off from kabul airport, falling to thei deaths, a suicide bombing that claimed the lives of 13 u.s. troops of more than 100 locals the struggle to evacuate american citizens, and afgha allies, including translators, before was too late to acces them on thursday, the vin administration released a much anticipated report on th withdrawal from afghanistan. well it does admit mistakes, made on the bide administration s part. the report places a great deal of blame at the feet of th trump administration 12-page review ordered b president biden outlines lessons learned from the blood withdrawal, which placed afghanistan right back into th hands of the taliban it points to the agreement tha
the conservative right was very much interested in local control. and all we keep saying s statewide intervention into what people can teach in the local and county level. but when you look at what cannot be taught now, you can t talk to students about why we ultimately had the biggest war in american history. what led to it, why we have a 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment. one reconstruction was. how texas left mexico and the fact that racism, white supremacy, and slavery were at the corner store enough that. how florida came into the union and andrew can jackson s concerns about black slaves escaping into what was then spanish territory in the 18 teens. how missouri came into the union. we re not talking about the history of california in the