Ceremonies, they look older and frailer. we wonder how much longer we re going to have them with us. but to see them really at the heart of this, to see the care with which they re being treated, the honor that the french are giving them, to see the french villagers putting up those photos of them as young men, i think, for me, that s what this ceremony is all about. it is a reminder of the extraordinary bravely of these young canadians, australians, brits, and americans who stormed those beaches in the face of unbelievable odds, knowing what the dangers were, knowing that the germans were right there, but also knowing the freedom of their own countries and of the western world depended on it. if that s not the definition of bravery, i m not quite sure what is. for me, that s the leadership. it was the leadership that came from those young men who showed courage in the face of danger, and to see them honored still today, for us all to have the chance to honor them, knowing ....