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And sacrifice of the canadian troops who gave so much 80 years ago. on during the sixth 1944 as part of the 150,000 allied troops that landed or parachuted into normandy, 14,000 were from canada. farfrom home, they stormed these very sand dunes behind me. shoulder to shoulder with thousands of british troops. standing here today, in peaceful silence it is almost impossible to grasp the courage it would have taken to run into fury and battle that very day. that was prince william a little earlier...

Frank. >> on mark lawrence. played a soldier killed in action october 5th 1944. >> im riding. >> martha: i want to ask you about the project you are all part of because today we saw tom hanks and steven spielberg in the audience and i know you had a chance to reconnect with them. i really give them a lot of credit for reminding all of us telling these stories in such a powerful way and through all of your acting bring these people to life. it made these people, many of whom leucine today and the...

As we honor those service members who stormed the beaches of normandy 80 years ago today, we want to highlight the veterans who are still with us and who took part in todays commemorations. kelly cobiella has this report. >> reporter: normandy is celebrating and remembering the thousands who fought here 80 years ago. for many of those men, now in their 90s and 100s, the memories are crystal clear. >> it looked like every ship and boat in the world was right out there. >> this was to be the longe...

D-day just to recall the eternal lesson that to preserve the peace, you must prepare for war. the reality is this view that they have of this is not the one thats on the upswing in the republican party today. >> yes i mean there are two things going on. one is that the parties have begun to diverge and almost switch roles in some ways in terms of foreign policy and what the us role should be but also, theres just a general aging. these heroes that you see on the screen, or 100-years-old, the you...

Because as you know, these really prime minister benjamin netanyahu, even though its his government that put this proposal on the table, he has been downplaying the extent to which this proposal could lead to an end of the war. and that of course, is going crosswise with the effort from the united states and the mediators to try and convince hamas to sign on to this agreement. and thats because hamas does want this deal to lead to an end of the war. what they also want of course, is an upfront c...

Thanks for joining us. biden on the cliff. thats the focus of tonights angle. >> it was a beautiful somber setting in france to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d-day today. the few remaining world war ii vets on their final mission. the biden team hoped that the presidents remarks would resonate with voters back home, showcasing him as a reaganesque figure who would unite americans and the rest of the world behind his vision. but, the speech they wrote for him merely demonstrated how muddled...

There have also been tanks moving into another urban refugee camp. and the al—aqsa martyrs hospital says its been simply overwhelmed by casualties. its treating hundreds of people as a result of these operations and, you know, in very difficult circumstances. and it said one of its electricity generators has now actually gone down, making it even more challenging. world leaders and veterans have gathered in normandy in france to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings on the 6th ofju...

The veterans themselves — each of whom played such an important part in one of the defining days in european history. our correspondent daniella relph looks back now at the days events. bagpipes. memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as those before them had done in 1944. but these are peaceful waters, thanks to the sacrifices made...

Unchecked tyranny is the blood of the young and the brave. in their hour of trial, the allied forces of d—day did their duty. now the question for us is, in our hour of trial, will we do ours? we are living in a time when democracy is at risk across the world, since these beaches were stormed, in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves, will be stand against tyranny? against evil? against crushing brutality? of the iron fist? will we stand for freedom and defend democracy? we stand together. my ans...

Body then there was no head proper jake larson, theyre talking to us for the d-day documentary. >> we did the other day. yet another story from yet another american veteran who survived that hideous, horrible crucial day in history, june 6, 1944, d-day, when allied forces stormed the beaches of normandy and parachuted behind enemy lines, 2,500 us forces did not survive that day alone more than 400,000 us service members did not survive world war ii goldstar families left behind have spent their ...