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Bush Dedicates Memorial to Allied Troops D-Day in WWII
Deborah Tate
Washington
6 Jun 2001 21:17 UTC
President Bush, preparing for his first trip to Europe next week, has 1)underscored the importance of America's 2)transatlantic ties in ceremonies dedicating a memorial to the Allied forces who fought 3)D-Day in World War II. Mr. Bush was careful to avoid mentioning any of the current 4)disputes between the United States and Europe.
Mr. Bush Wednesday traveled to Bedford, Virginia to dedicate the National D-Day Memorial, on the 57th 5)anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy.
The small town was chosen as the 6)site of the memorial because it lost 23 of the 35 soldiers it had sent to the battle, the highest per-capita loss for munity in America.
The president paid 7)tribute to the servicemen and women from the United States and 11 other countries who took part in the Normandy landings, the largest air, land, and sea invasion in history, which dealt a decisive blow to Nazi rule in Europe.
"Beyond the peaceful beaches and quiet 8)cemeteries lies a Europe whole and free, a continent of democratic governments and people more free and hopeful than ever before," he said. "This freedom and these hopes are what the heroes of D-Day fought and died for, and these in the end are the greatest monuments of all, to the sacrifices made that day."
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