Barack Obama: D-Day spirit should unite the globe in peace
As world leaders like US President Obama, Ukrainan president Poroshenko, Russian President Putin and prime minister David Cameron stand together they reflect on the horrors of war
They came from across the globe to honour the young heroes who stepped on to these beaches of hell 70 years ago to begin the obliteration of the evil forces of fascism.
In an emotional speech, the US president said: These men waged war so that we might know peace.
Mr Obama was joined by French president Francois Hollande at the unprecedented gathering of dignitaries
And as world leaders including Barack Obama, David Cameron and Vladimir Putin stood shoulder to shoulder to express gratitude for the sacrifices made by those brave souls, they were left to reflect on the horrors of wars and how to avoid them.
As they surveyed the 2,000 stooped and wheelchair-bound D-Day veterans gathered before them in the blistering heat – all in their late 80s and 90s – they would have been hit by a sense of duty to make sure no one ever has to suffer what these men did all those years ago in a bid to achieve world peace.
Mr Putin came face to face with Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko for the first time since the two nations became embroiled in bitter hostilities over the Crimea.
Mr Obama, who was joined at the event by the Queen, took it upon himself to remind the warring parties, and all the other dignitaries gathered on Sword Beach, that the world should treasure the peace the Normandy landings eventually brought after ridding Europe of Adolf Hitler’s tyrannical and murderous regime.
1. President of the French Senate Jean-Pierre Bel
2. Slovakian President Ivan Gasparaovic
5. US President Barack Obama-his great uncle Ralph was in the US Army and landed at Omaha beach four days after D-Day
7. French President Francois Hollande
9. Russian President Vladimir Putin
11. Greek President Karolos Papoulias
13. President of the French National Assembly Claude Bartolone
14. President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy
16. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
18. Czech Republic President Milos Zeman
20. Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski
21. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano
22. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
26. Wife of the Czech Republic President Czech Ivana Zemanova
27. Wife of the Greek President May Papoulias
28. British Prime Minister David Cameron
They came from across the globe to honour the young heroes who stepped on to these beaches of hell 70 years ago to begin the obliteration of the evil forces of fascism.
In an emotional speech, the US president said: These men waged war so that we might know peace.
Mr Obama was joined by French president Francois Hollande at the unprecedented gathering of dignitaries
And as world leaders including Barack Obama, David Cameron and Vladimir Putin stood shoulder to shoulder to express gratitude for the sacrifices made by those brave souls, they were left to reflect on the horrors of wars and how to avoid them.
As they surveyed the 2,000 stooped and wheelchair-bound D-Day veterans gathered before them in the blistering heat – all in their late 80s and 90s – they would have been hit by a sense of duty to make sure no one ever has to suffer what these men did all those years ago in a bid to achieve world peace.
Mr Putin came face to face with Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko for the first time since the two nations became embroiled in bitter hostilities over the Crimea.
Mr Obama, who was joined at the event by the Queen, took it upon himself to remind the warring parties, and all the other dignitaries gathered on Sword Beach, that the world should treasure the peace the Normandy landings eventually brought after ridding Europe of Adolf Hitler’s tyrannical and murderous regime.
1. President of the French Senate Jean-Pierre Bel
2. Slovakian President Ivan Gasparaovic
5. US President Barack Obama-his great uncle Ralph was in the US Army and landed at Omaha beach four days after D-Day
7. French President Francois Hollande
9. Russian President Vladimir Putin
11. Greek President Karolos Papoulias
13. President of the French National Assembly Claude Bartolone
14. President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy
16. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
18. Czech Republic President Milos Zeman
20. Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski
21. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano
22. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
26. Wife of the Czech Republic President Czech Ivana Zemanova
27. Wife of the Greek President May Papoulias
28. British Prime Minister David Cameron
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