00:37Eighty-two years ago today, the survival of Western civilization hung in the balance.
00:44Dark forces had swept across Europe.
00:47Hitler boasted that his Atlantic wall was impenetrable.
00:52But our enemy made a fatal miscalculation.
00:56They underestimated the unbreakable will of the American fighting man.
01:03The task was daunting.
01:05A frontal assault across the churning English Channel.
01:09Directly into beaches and cliffs fortified with iron, concrete, and heavy artillery.
01:17An impossible mission?
01:19A suicidal mission?
01:22The mission of free men.
01:26Freedom's only hope.
01:28No turning back.
01:32Alongside the brave forces of Great Britain, Canada, France, Norway, Poland, and our other capable and steady allies,
01:42the United States military spearheaded a great crusade to shatter the Nazi war machine and liberate a continent.
01:52So that freedom might prevail.
01:55We thank you for the giants whose courage shaped history.
02:00Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies.
02:09Beaches in Spain, in Italy, in Greece, in Bulgaria.
02:13Boats and men arrive.
02:18When will European capitals do something about that invasion?
02:23Or is it too late?
02:25I pray not.
02:27And I believe not.
02:29The men who fought and died here restored freedom to Europe.
02:33That freedom must be maintained by this generation of leaders and war fighters.
02:37Or what they fought for was merely temporary.
02:52Today, as we face an increasingly complex threat environment, we apply the lessons from 82 years ago learned on these
03:02beaches.
03:03Strong allies, each fully committed to doing their part, win wars.
03:12The men buried here fought in a warfighting alliance where every partner brought its full measure of industry, courage, and
03:21sacrifice.
03:22Not empty slogans, not lavish summits, not communiques.
03:30Real allies doing real things, taking real losses for a shared cause worth fighting and dying for.
03:40Each nation pulled its weight.
03:43Each nation bled.
03:45America will lead.
03:48America will lead.
03:48And we must.
03:50But capable allies must be right there with us.
03:55Shoulder to shoulder.
03:57In the breach.
03:59When it matters.
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