U.S., World: Obama heads to Normandy for his D-day remembrances
- For as we face down the hardships and struggles of our time, and arrive at that hour for which we were born, we cannot help but draw strength from those moments in history when the best among us were somehow able to swallow their fears and secure a beachhead on an unforgiving shore.
- President Barack Obama • Speaking on the beaches of Normandy, France, the sight of the the D-day invasion which began the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II – a major offensive that eventually led to the defeat of Nazi Germany. Thousands died in the attack, which happened 65 years ago today. • source