i am not a hero, i just did my job. the real heroes are laying here on the cemeteries. these are our heroes and we should never forget them. [applause] distinguished guests, the 46th president of the united states of america, joseph r biden jr. [speaking french] [applause] president biden: the hour had nearly come, monday, june 5th, 1944. the evil, which devastated the world. nazi germany subgi gaited europe through brute force, lies and twisted ideology of racial superiority. millions of jews murdered in the holocaust. millions of others killed by bombs, bullets, bloody warfare. hitler and those with him, thought democracies were weak, that the future belonged to dictators. here the coast of normandy, battle between freedom and tyranny would be joined here on that june morning the testing was at hand. president macron, secretary austin, secretary blinken, distinguished guests, most of all our honored veterans who met the test of ages to that moment 80 years ago. 80 y
bu budget after accounting for inflation are small and tiny. i would like to see it matched by a bigger commitment to investment in the military so when men and women step forward to wear the uniform of our nature, they have the best equipment and big advantage from that. ainsley: bill, what does this mean to you, 80th anniversary of d-day? normandy is such a beautiful area. i went there all the time. one thing they did not show, the cemeteries are astounding with all the white crosses. a german cemetery, there is one there, somber, all black stones and so forth. there is the town of st. mary where the 82nd airborne liberated and in that chapel, an old norman church, stained glass