Hegseth Remembers Fallen on D-day Anniversary in Normandy

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Veterans took part in the ceremony in Colleville-sur-Mer’s American cemetery, overlooking Omaha Beach.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a commemoration ceremony with France’s Sebastien Lecornu on the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on Friday, June 6.

On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied soldiers arrived in France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany.

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