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(music playing)
The President: Pausing to mark
the 70th anniversary of D-Day isn't just a moment
to commemorate a victory as incredible as it was improbable.
It's a chance to remember those who gave their lives
for the freedom we enjoy today.
It's a chance to honor those who answered the call to serve.
Young, fresh-faced GIs like my grandfather who marched
through Europe at Patton's army.
Women like my grandmother who rolled up their sleeves
to work on assembly lines back home.
The men who stormed the beaches of Normandy
that day changed the course of human history.
Thousands of them rest here for all eternity.
And in their memory, those who returned home from war
were driven to live their lives the best they could raising
families and helping build the American Century.
Today, a new generation of troops, the 9/11 generation,
carries on that tradition.
Some of them have come to Normandy today and as this
time of war comes to an end and our troops come home,
I hope every American will join me in honoring their service,
just as we do the generations before.
(jets fly overhead)