D-Day Anniversary in France

Published June 6, 2021 2:32pm ET



D-Day Anniversary in France

June 06, 2021 10:32 AM

June 06, 2021 10:37 AM

  • D-Day Memorial in France
    D-Day Memorial in France
    French Defense Minister Florence Parly arrives for the inauguration of the British Normandy Memorial, in Ver-sur-Mer, France, Sunday, June 6, 2021. The monument, built under a project launched in 2016, pays tribute to those under British command who died on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy. The names of more than 22,000 men and women, mostly British soldiers, are written on its stone columns. (Sameer Al-Doumy/Pool via AP)
    Sameer Al-Doumy/AP
  • France D-Day Anniversary
    France D-Day Anniversary
    British ambassador to France, Edward Llewellyn, left, and French Defense Minister Florence Parly lay wreaths of flowers the inauguration of the British Normandy Memorial, in Ver-sur-Mer, France, Sunday, June 6, 2021. The monument, built under a project launched in 2016, pays tribute to those under British command who died on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy. The names of more than 22,000 men and women, mostly British soldiers, are written on its stone columns. (Sameer Al-Doumy/Pool via AP)
    Sameer Al-Doumy/AP
  • British ambassador to France, Edward Llewellyn, left, and French Defense Minister Florence Parly lay wreaths of flowers
    British ambassador to France, Edward Llewellyn, left, and French Defense Minister Florence Parly lay wreaths of flowers
    British ambassador to France, Edward Llewellyn, left, and French Defense Minister Florence Parly lay wreaths of flowers the inauguration of the British Normandy Memorial, in Ver-sur-Mer, France, Sunday, June 6, 2021. The monument, built under a project launched in 2016, pays tribute to those under British command who died on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy. The names of more than 22,000 men and women, mostly British soldiers, are written on its stone columns. (Sameer Al-Doumy/Pool via AP)
    Sameer Al-Doumy/AP
  • France D-Day Anniversary
    France D-Day Anniversary
    British ambassador to France, Edward Llewellyn, right, arrives with French Defense Minister Florence Parly for the inauguration of the British Normandy Memorial, in Ver-sur-Mer, France, Sunday, June 6, 2021. The monument, built under a project launched in 2016, pays tribute to those under British command who died on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy. The names of more than 22,000 men and women, mostly British soldiers, are written on its stone columns. (Sameer Al-Doumy/Pool via AP)
    Sameer Al-Doumy/AP

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