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What does D day mean to me ? To me D

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day means we come together to remember

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the sacrifices of the allied

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expeditionary force and the French

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citizens who risk all to help enable

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the invasion and the liberation of

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France . While the actions that took

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place here some 80 years ago , just

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forever etched in our collective

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history . It is part of the history

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that led us all to stand here together .

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It's part of the history that has led

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to the defeat of the German army and

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the liberation of France . It's part of

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the history that has built the world

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Order as of today . One based off of

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freedom , liberty and national self

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determination .

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The toll of the Normandy campaign is

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nearly unfathomable . Nearly 73,000

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allies killed or captured in more than

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150,000 . On the French side , there

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was an estimated 14,000 civilians

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killed during the fighting and more

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than 150,000 French lost their homes

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and were forced to flee . We must never

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forget the innocent French that he had

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lost

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in honoring the past . We reaffirm our

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resolve to uphold these values and to

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continue nurturing the bonds with our

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allies and friends . We recognize that

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the security and freedom we enjoy today

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are built on the sacrifices of those

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who came before us . The cross of

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Lorraine which once guided the free

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French now reminds us of our duty to

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defend the liberties we hold here .