Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on June 7, 2009

Ronald Reagan was a true patriot. His moving speech about our American troops at the invasion of Normandy on D-Day salutes the essence of America and her freedoms. Reagan “celebrates the triumph of democracy.”

This video of his speech is inspiring and embraces our courageous military, past and present.

Let us never forget.

D-Day Remembered: Pres. Ronald Reagan’s 40th Anniversary Memorial Address of Normandy

Additional reading:
Irish Times: Veterans and leaders mark D-Day
Irish Times: D-Day Commemorations at Normandy Slideshow
Michelle Malkin: D-Day Weekend Meditation
Agence France-Presse: Obama arrives in France for D-Day anniversary
Texas Fred’s: What has our *Greatest Generation* become?
Hot Air, The Greenroom: Obama Insults France’s Sarkozy
Jeffrey Jena, Big Hollywood: Are We Witnessing a Greek Tragedy?
Charles Bremner, TimesOnline: Sarkozy upsets British with Obama D-Day visit
PoliGazette: Obama insults France, Refuses to Dine with Sarkozy
Hot Air: Quotes of the Day and >White House food tasters?
Where’s the Outrage?: Obama at Normandy
Monsters & Critics: >President Obama’s Normandy trip, ‘Obama beach,’ and Sarkozy snub?
Gary Graham, Big Hollywood: Troopathon 2009: Because They Serve
NewsBusters: On D-Day Anniversary, Google Memorializes… Tetris?

Categories: Bless Our Troops, Government, International Relations, National Security, Social and Political Climate
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