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We dont just honor sacrifice. As grateful as the world is. We come to remember why america and our allies gave so much for the survival of liberty at this moment of maximum peril. We come to tell the story of the men and women who did it so that it remains sered into the memory of a future world. But it was here on these shores that the time was turned in that common struggle for freedom. What more powerful manifestation of americas commitment to human freedom than the sight of wave after wave a...

In a few minutes the french president will speak. President obama spoke earlier today and said many moving words. One of the most moving moments i saw from earlier was an elderly world war ii vet went up to the president , shook his hand, talked to him for a while. The president treated him with much respect. A very moving moment. I want to bring in historian ken davis right now. Tell us a little bit about sword beach. There are a number of beaches on the shores of normandy. Tell us the signific...

Also today, marks the 50th anniversary of robert f. Kennedys assassination. He was celebrating a win in the California Democratic primary, at the Ambassador Hotel in los angeles, only to be gunned down moments later. Welcome to this special edition of morning joe, its wednesday, june 6th. With us we have veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnicle. Your piece in the daily beast is amazing, well be reading from it. Nbc News National political reporter, Heidi Przybilla is with us. And au...

Keith Breslauer and his team made the overnight journey to raise awareness of the Royal Marines charity

As young soldiers they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to fight the Nazis. A dwindling number of World War II veterans were joined by a new generation of leaders

A dwindling number of World War II veterans were joined by a new generation of leaders on Thursday to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those same beaches where they landed exactly 80 years ago on D-Day.

OMAHA BEACH, France — As young soldiers, they waded through breaking waves and gunfire to battle the Nazis. Now bent with age, the dwindling number of World War II veterans

Even as the world remembers the 80th anniversary of the pivotal WWII battle, Russia's war in Ukraine continues to weigh on many.

Now bent with age, a dwindling number of WWII veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago.

As young soldiers they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to fight the Nazis. A dwindling number of World War II veterans were joined by a new generation of leaders