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    D-Day 75th Anniversary: Trump, Macron And Other Leaders Mark A Historic Day

    by Bill Chappell Jun 06, 2019 3 minutes
    President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron greet a U.S. veteran during the commemoration marking the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

    "They won back this ground for civilization," President Trump said of the Allied troops who took part in the massive D-Day invasion 75 years ago today. Trump stood on a stage near Omaha Beach in northern France, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders who thanked U.S. veterans and their allies for preserving liberty.

    The commemoration in Normandy, France, marks the 75th anniversary of the massive amphibious invasion, in which more than 150,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops forced their way onto

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