The casket of World War II veteran Carl Mann is carried to its final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Mann was among the troops who stormed Omaha Beach at Normandy.
President Donald Trump traveled to Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and pay tribute to American and allied forces who led the invasion of Nazi-occupied France that was the turning point in World War II.
The president and first lady Melania Trump were joined at the commemoration by French President Emanuel Macron and his wife at the American Cemetery in Normandy, where 9,380 American service members lay in final rest. Marcon offered his country’s heartfelt thanks for the sacrifices of allied partners in liberating France, telling the audience,"France has not forgotten those fighters to whom we owe the right to live in freedom.
Macron then awarded France’s highest award for military merit, the Legion of Honour, to several American veterans onstage. Following the ceremony, there was a 21-gun salute from the beach as the two couples walked down to an overlook of Omaha Beach. They observed a moment of silence looking out over the water before the taps was played, and then a show of French and American military jets flew overhead -- with the final set of jets leaving red, white and blue streaks in the sky.
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