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us. >> we'll see you right back here next week. >> welcome to the program everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in normandy, france. this week we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the d-day landings, a turning point in history and a triumph of democracy over tyranny. i'm sitting at the american cemetery at colleville-sur-mer, which overlooks the normandy beaches which the allies invaded on june 6, 6, 1944. this lead to the liberation of western europe from nazi control. it's a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice that millions of people made to uphold democracy and to fight barbaric or a...

"This celebration is to honor the lives lost, to honor history, and to honor the freedom that we continue to enjoy today."

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