White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that even though Biden didn’t commemorate the invasion over the weekend, those who fought on the beaches of northern France that June morning remain “close to his heart.” “He blatantly forgot to acknowledge the tremendous sacrifice of our greatest generation.” “As a veteran, I find it reprehensible that the president ends his speeches with ‘God bless the troops,’ which now seems to be in words only,” an anonymous Department of Homeland Security official who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq told Fox News. AP Photo/Bert Brandt, FileĪt least one member of the executive branch raged against the omission. WE WILL NEVER FORGET THEIR BRAVERY!” American soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. “His ‘Hate America Agenda’ is so strong, he wants us to FORGET about our war heroes. “I’m FURIOUS that Biden couldn’t be bothered to say ANYTHING to recognize the bravery of those who fought at Normandy 77 years ago,” tweeted Rep. Other social media users suggested that Biden’s forgetfulness was actually a deliberate snub. “These American heroes deserve much better.” “I was disappointed to see that yesterday President Biden failed to honor the memory of the heroes who fought for our freedoms on D-Day,” tweeted Rep. “Huge unforced error by Biden not to commemorate D-Day over the weekend.” “As the number of WWII vets who remain with us continues to dwindle, it becomes more important, not less, to remember them & their heroic deeds, including their bravery & sacrifice on the beaches of Normandy,” tweeted Washington Examiner reporter Jerry Dunleavy. The lack of a tribute from the president was a source of disappointment for some Twitter users Monday.ĩ6-year-old American is lone veteran to attend D-Day anniversary We will never forget their courage and sacrifice.”įirst lady Jill Biden also posted her thoughts on Twitter, writing, “77 years ago, families gathered around radios and heard FDR pray for a ‘peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil.’ Let us never forget those who fought, their families, or sacrifices, and let us always pray for peace.” Vice President Kamala Harris did pay tribute to those who took part in the invasion, tweeting: “On the 77th anniversary of #DDay, we honor the heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy and liberated a continent. The British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer on June 6, 2021. The White House did not put out a statement referencing D-Day (or any statement at all) on Sunday, though it did note the 40th anniversary of the known beginning of the AIDS epidemic the previous day. He also tweeted, “We’re getting America back on track” from the account, and “In the competition for the 21st century, the future will be built right here in America” from his personal account. The president did highlight his remarks in Tulsa, Okla., last week that marked the 100th anniversary of that city’s 1921 race massacre. President Biden seemed to have forgotten about the anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of northwestern Europe that turned the tide against Nazi Germany in World War II.īiden did not reference the 77th anniversary of Operation Overlord on either his personal Twitter account or his official account Sunday, the date of the invasion. Russian diplomats leave US as tensions soar over Ukraine Psaki grows defensive when asked about Biden-Xi talk on COVID origins He said: “It has for many years been a concern to me the memory of these remarkable individuals should be preserved for future generations as an example of personal courage and sacrifice, for the benefit of the wider national and, indeed, international community.‘Betraying the American people’: Leaked video reveals Joe Biden’s ‘hush hush’ migrant invasion The site also includes a memorial dedicated to the French civilians who died.Ĭharles, patron of the Normandy Memorial Trust, admitted it was long overdue. It features the names of all those who perished on 160 stone columns. Its unveiling – thanks entirely to veterans who fought for the right to have a permanent monument and raised cash so it could be built – corrects a seven-decade injustice. The stunning memorial, which cost £30million and was funded by British taxpayers, stands on a hillside overlooking one of three beaches where British forces landed to start the liberation of western Europe. Immaculately dressed in regimental ties, berets and sporting their medals they wiped away tears as they remembered those who never returned home. Some of the brave men at yesterday’s commemoration were just teenagers when they leapt from landing craft into the surf amid a hail of gunfire.
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