Joe Biden Marks D-Day Anniversary At Normandy With A Warning Of Current Threats To Democracy: “We Cannot Let What Happened Here Be Lost”
deadline.comPresident Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day in a speech with a warning of current perils to democracy, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the risks of a fracturing of the NATO alliance.
Before dozens of surviving veterans, a number of them centenarians who traveled for the Normandy ceremony, Biden said, “We are not far off from the time, the last living voices of those who fought and bled on D-Day will no longer be with us.
So we have a special obligation. We cannot let what happened here be lost in the silence of years to come.” Among those in the crowd were Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, whose Saving Private Ryan and Band Of Brothers helped elevate the stories of D-Day — including the sacrifices and heroism of servicemen — to new generations.
The influence was apparent as the Band of Brothers soundtrack, by Michael Kamen, could be heard during points of coverage. “We are living at a time when democracy has more risk across the world than at any point since the end of World War II, since these beaches were stormed in 1944,” Biden said. “Now we have to ask ourselves, will we stand against tyranny?
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