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US Defence Secretary Hegseth warns of 'invasion' on European shores in D-Day speech

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech in Normandy to warn European leaders about migration, saying that “boats and men” arriving on southern European shores posed a challenge that governments could no longer ignore.

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00:00that freedom is not free. We forgot that peace is not wished into being. It is bought with
00:07purpose, with honor, and with strength. The men who landed on these beaches knew this.
00:15The question we ask ourselves is, do we? It's past time we remember what they knew.
00:23Their legacy demands far more than quiet reflection. It requires our active vigilance.
00:31Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies.
00:41Beaches in Spain, in Italy, in Greece, and in Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive.
00:49When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late?
00:57I pray not, and I believe not. The men who fought and died here restored freedom to Europe.
01:04That freedom must be maintained by this generation of leaders and warfighters,
01:08or what they fought for was merely temporary.
01:17To be continued...
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