#d day 80th anniversary

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If you want some film music with that, Michael Kamen's soundtrack for "Band of Brothers" is unparallelled.

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D Day

6th June 1944

All gave some. Some gave all.

[married-to-a-redhead]

The evening before D-Day.

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" I had it bad. The empty camera trembled in my hands. It was a new kind of fear shaking my body from toe to hair, and twisting my face. Remembrance of landing on Omaha Beach, D-Day. "

- Robert Capa

📷 Robert Capa

[deadpresidents]

Operation Overlord Normandy, France D-Day: June 6, 1944

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Moggy by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: The RAF display Typhoon lights the afterburners as it blasts skywards to end its routine at the 2024 Bournemouth Air Festival. The aircraft wears special markings to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Aircraft: Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 ZJ913. Location: SS Shieldhall, Bournemouth Bay, Dorset.

[thewales-family]

The Prince of Wales meets D-Day veterans as they attend a commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary Of D-Day in Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England -June 5th 2024.

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I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" Grandpa said "No, but I served in a company of heroes."

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"Alright, hold it, hold it, small talk later. We've got work to do."

Hogan's Heroes | S03E03 'D-Day At Stalag 13'

[mstiemountainhop]

C-47’s over Utah Beach #dday80 #c47

[ivovynckier]

If you're looking for somebody who repeats the feats that the soldiers did on June 6, Guy Martin's your man...

[contemplatingoutlander]

As Biden rallies the free world, Trump serves a higher cause: Himself

In Phoenix, at his first post-conviction campaign rally, Trump portrayed a dark and desperate America.

Dana Milbank does a good job of contrasting Biden's and Trump's speeches on June 6th, the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Biden was in Normandy, France, and Trump was in Phoenix, Arizona. You can use this gift🎁link to read the entire article. Below are excerpts from Milbank's column, put into a table format to easily contrast Biden and Trump's speeches/positions.

_____________ All emphasis added; photo sources: Biden; Trump

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Wednesday 5th June - Thursday 6th June 2024

Their Majesties The King and Queen, joined by other Members of the Royal Family, will mark the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings.

Wednesday 5th June 2024

The King and Queen, accompanied by The Prince of Wales, will attend the UK's national commemorative event in Portsmouth to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Regina Rifles, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, will unveil a statue of a Second World War Canadian Royal Regina Rifleman and attend a Reception in Normandy with members of the Regiment, to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.

At the Bayeux War Cemetery, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will join Normandy veterans and French representatives at a Royal British Legion Service of Commemoration.

As President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, will attend an annual service of remembrance at Bayeux Cathedral. This will be followed by a service and vigil later that evening where Her Royal Highness will give a speech in remembrance of those who lost their lives during the operation.

Thursday 6th June 2024

The King and Queen will attend The Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion's commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. His Majesty is Patron of the Royal British Legion.

The Prince of Wales will attend the Canadian commemorative ceremony at the Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer, hosted by the Government of Canada. His Royal Highness will join Canadian D-Day and Second World War Veterans, as well as Canadian Armed Forces personnel, cadets, and wider youth representatives at the event.

The Prince of Wales will attend the international commemorative ceremony at Omaha Beach, Saint Laurent sur Mer, joining over 25 Heads of State and veterans from around the world in marking this historic anniversary.

At the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will join veterans and their families at the Royal British Legion's Service of Remembrance.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester will attend 'D-Day 80: Remembering the Normandy Landings', an evening of music-led, multi-generational storytelling, reflecting on the Second World War at the Royal Albert Hall.

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The British 2nd Army, Commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade, landed from an LCI(S) (Landing Craft Infantry Small) on ‘Queen Red’ Beach, the Sword Area, approximately 8.40 am on 6 June 1944. The brigade commander, Brigadier Lord Lovat DSO MC, can be seen striding through the water to the right of the column of men. The figure nearest the camera is the brigade’s bagpiper, Piper Bill Millin. Lord Lovat exercised his right as Chief of Clan Fraser to have a personal piper accompany him in the vanguard of the D-Day landings on Sword Beach

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