ladders, ropes, grappling hooks and began to climb. when the nazis cut their ladders, the rangers used the ropes. when the nazis cut the ropes the rangers used their hands. and inch by inch, foot by foot, yard by yard the rangers clawed their way up this mighty precipice until at last they reached the top. they breached the wall and turned in that one effort the tide of the war that began to save the world. ladies and gentlemen, yesterday i paid my respects at the american cemetery a few miles from here where many of those rangers who died taking this cliff are buried. i spoke about what they had done to defend freedom. today as i look out at this battlefield and all the bunkers