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
metropolitan has to a child what looks like forever of crosses and grave markers to give them a sense of what has been paid for them. we can all do that. steve: department of homeland security, and general counsel at the air force and department of defense and you have worked with these people and lloyd austin, you work with him. what happened back then, 80 years ago is personal. you have two uncles who were tuskegee airmen. yes, and another was in famed golden 13, first black officers in the united states navy. a grandfather who fought in world war i. ancestors that fought in the civil war and american revolutionary war. and my son wears uniform of our nation, as well. steve: life of service. ainsley: beautiful. life of service, i like to