Biden Marks 80th Anniversary of D-Day, Honors World War II Veterans

‘Isolation was not the answer 80 years ago and is not the answer today,’ president says.

U.S. President Joe Biden (2nd R) and First Lady Jill Biden (R) walk with France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) and his wife Brigitte Macron (L) during the U.S. ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II D-Day Allied landings in Normandy in northwestern France, on June 6, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

OMAHA BEACH, France—President Joe Biden delivered remarks on June 6 at the Normandy American Cemetery in northwestern France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

“History tells us freedom is not free. If you want to know the price of freedom, come here to Normandy,” President Biden said during a nearly three-hour ceremony honoring those killed during D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.