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>> hey, mom, how many should i decorated have ran half blue that's a really tough call. who are you if you look at the latest data you're probably going to need a lot of those purple sprinkles how this guy really knows his stuff it's already june 6 on the beaches of normandy, france. and in just a few hours and ceremony will take place there to mark the 80th anniversary of d-day, the largest amphibious invasion in history. more than 150,000 american, british and canadian and other allied troops stormed the beaches on that day, parachuting in as well more than 4,000 lost their lives in the first day alone. many more would go on first to liberate france, then defeat hitler's army about 150 american veterans are expected to be on hand, including about two dozen who were part of that invasion, seen as christian amanpour is there for the ceremony christian talk about the events, plan their enormity in normandy. i'm this is such an extraordinary moment in history