President Joe Biden's speech from Pointe du Hoc Friday marked his second trip to the Normandy coast during his visit to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Biden says the legacy of Pointe du Hoc is a call to “stay true to what America stands for.
President Joe Biden returned to Normandy Friday for a second day during his trip to France as he gave a speech to rally Americans in defense of democracy from Pointe du Hoc."As we gather here today, it’s not just to honor those who showed such remarkable bravery that day June 6, 1944," Biden said. "It’s to listen to the echo of their voices. To hear them. Because they are summoning us. They’re asking us what will we do. They’re not asking us to scale these cliffs.
Before D-Day, the Nazis were believed to have stationed artillery there, which would have allowed them to shell critical landing zones for Allied troops.According to the Associated Press, Army rangers used ropes and ladders to scale Pointe du Hoc's cliffs while under fire. RELATED: D-Day's 79th anniversary: Normandy honors World War II veteransWhen the group reached the top, they realized that the artillery had been moved and only decoys remained.
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