Photos from the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy

Here Rests in Honored Glory
A COMRADE IN ARMS
Known But to God

The story of D-Day:
An Overview of Operation Overlord
(merci to Instapundit for the link)

American troops look across the peaceful terrain that was so deadly
on June 6, 1944, that their predecessors called it Bloody Omaha

Getting ready for the 21-gun salute at Omaha Beach

VIPs landing on the sand near Colleville-sur-Mer

The Normandy American Cemetery on the 75th anniversary of D-Day:
With a Frenchman, an Englishman, and a handful of U.S. Republicans in France, we headed out to Normandy a day earlier (to an airBNB on June 5) in pouring rain, and the following day, the weather had cleared up — just like in 1944

Why, yes my daddy is a United States Marine
— how did you guess?

Paul Wirth, a few hours before being named Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur

Paul Wirth's shirt says it all: 5 battle stars — Omaha Beach (2nd Wave), France,
The Bulge, Belgium, Germany (1st Americans into Berlin)

No Regrets Tour: The sign for a 100-year-old vet by
the name of Sidney seems to be a dig at a previous president

All World War II veterans are at least in their 90s — one outfit that is instrumental in bringing them back to the battlefields of their youth is the Best Defense Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of all vets with Battlefield Return, Operation Archive and Transition Programs

The Macrons and the Trumps meet at the Normandy American Cemetery

Moving speeches were made by the presidents of France and the United States

Smaller allies who participated in the Normandy landings were given their due, with
 Macron mentioning the Danes, among others, while Trump brought up the Norwegians

After becoming the fifth veteran to be named Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur,
Paul Wirth won't let go of Donald Trump but insists on a final word

A sailor from the Pacific War made it to Europe's battlefields; When posing for the photo,
he told me, in no uncertain terms, "Now, hold your back up straight!"