to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable. norah: plus, we hear from the greatest generation. what were you fighting for? freedom. norah: the cbs evening news starts now. 80 years later, the world remembers of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the allied expeditionary force. good evening, i m norah o donnell come and thank you being with us. the sun rose over normandy s cliffs this mornings, just as it did on june 6th, 1944, as the liberation of western europe began with the largest amphibious invasion in history. president biden joined other world leaders to honor the bravery and sacrifice of the d-day heroes. he drew a straight line from the fight for freedom and world war ii to the fight against russia s aggression now, saying freedom is worth it. democracy is worth it. the world is worth it. cbs mornings anchor at tony dokoupil is at the american cemetery in normandy. good evening, tony. reporter: good evening, norah. you know with all world wa
On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, strategic theory by Carl von Clausewitz is revisited, highlighting the crucial decision-making process behind launching new combat theaters, such as the Normandy invasion.
Floyd "Ben" Schwartzwalder was awarded a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, four battle stars, the Presidential Unit Citation, and was promoted to the rank of Major for his performance during the D-Day invasion.
Cemetery in normandy. good evening, tony. reporter: good evening, norah. you know with all world war ii veterans now in the upper 90s or more, today is likely the final time that these chores will greet those veterans for a major anniversary. but if it is the last, it was also one of the biggest. 80 years after the allied invasion of hitler s fortress europe. president biden and french president emmanuel macron gathered to honor the thousands who died and the free world they died for. with macron pinning metals on american veterans to induct them into the highest french order of merit, the legion of honour. and as war rages again on europe s doorstep, after russia s invasion of ukraine in 2022, president biden linked the battle for freedom across