Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, delivered remarks today on the 82nd anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery in France, honoring the Allied troops who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
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Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, delivered remarks today on the 82nd anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery in France, honoring the Allied troops who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
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“He spoke fairly.” Acknowledging the veterans, acknowledging the dead, and acknowledging the Allies whose soldiers also died on those beaches. Of course he honored the United States in particular, but this is to be expected.
May the world never forget: “Freedom isn’t free.”
He likewise cautioned these same Allies never to forget, nor forsake, what their forefathers knew. The dangers to peace and freedom are always out there, and in ever-changing forms. We all must be forever vigilant.
He is right to caution.
With the face of Europe changing daily, there may come a time when those well tended resting places of boys and men who fought for a now forgetful, ungrateful Europe and died there go the way of so much of Western civilization and Christianity. Churches sold and turned into mosques, historic graves on those churches’ grounds walked upon by the new “owners”, and so forth…
I pray not.
But I am watchful 🙏🏻
God bless the brave men of that day.
I was privileged to slightly know one of the survivors. He was the father of the pastor of our Baptist church in Port Charlotte, FL. At that church I also got to know a gentleman who had been Eisenhower’s aide, took care of sending and getting his messages and was his driver. Another lady had a job of ferrying planes to which ever base they needed to go to after being built. I think she was a WAC. Talk about the greatest generation – this group of people was filled with them. The one who worked under Ike told me about how they would let balloons loose at night so they would get caught in the enemy’s plane propellers. Some of you may already know this, but I didn’t and I loved listening to his stories of the war. I think this was in London, not sure if we were doing war in London. I was born in 1944 so wasn’t familiar with a lot of it. One of my uncles was in World War I, stationed in France. He told me about living in fox holes and wearing the same uniform for weeks at a time. So much greatness led the way to where we are now.
I watched Secretary Hegseth disembark from his aircraft… along with his wife and children, all appropriately dressed. Two of his lads were wearing military fatigues.
Further, I watched a brief clip of the entire Hegseth family chatting with veterans, many in wheelchairs. All the children shook hands with them and kept eye contact with whichever vet he or she was listening to. Mature beyond their years.
I smply cannot imagine another person so suited to his position than Secretary Hegseth.
A soldier’s soldier, a truth teller, even when it what he says upsets those who have no sense whatsoever of honour, duty, sacrifice.
His children will speak of his service, on and off the field of battle, with pride.
As I do now of his loyalty to the military first, all of whom he respects…and our nation.
Thank you, Mr Secretary for your dedication and patriotism… and Mrs Hegseth for keeping the home fires burning as you rear your children in the same mold.. You both have a family to be so proud of. Well done.
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Just as with the President’s family…the children and grandchildren are a witness to the strengths of the parents. Congratulations Hegseths.
(All too often the children encountered in the day to day are an abiding witness to the weaknesses of their “parents “.)
yes, monti and bets. seems nowadays the starch is gone. but, beautiful to see it here on display
This is so true, dear Monti. Something of himself I suspect President Trump recognized in Secretary Hegseth when he interviewed him. Just a feeling…
SOW Pete’s skill sets may not have the maturity and seasoning of some previous SecDefs, but like so many in Our POTUS’s extraordinary cabinet, they are the right skills at the right time in the right place to serve Our Great Nation.
True historians will look back at the chemistry of this leadership team and struggle to account for how such a Heavenly Recipe came together under our CINC (Chef in Chief)! 🙂
I saw them also and my thought was – what an awesome life they are living and how much they are learning as they travel the world with their father. Someone posted about Jr. ROTC and that might be why the two were in uniform.
The Governor of Maryland just brought legal proceedings to halt the work of Jack Nicklaus at Andrews Air Force base to renovate the two dilapidated golf courses, and add an additional special needs 9-hole course for wounded warriors.
To display the spitefulness of the Communist Democrats, you’ll notice that Mr. Nicklaus’s signature golf tournament is taking place this weekend even as we speak!
The Memorial
Yes, Jack’s tournament is called “The Memorial” because it’s dedicated to the Services, it used to be played on Memorial Day (and there was a lot of controversy over how he was forced to move it).
We’re fighting dyed-in-the-wool America hating communists!
Retired Magistrate here: When I was young, many eons ago, people remembered D Day and the heroics of the young men who stormed the beaches, arrived in gliders, many of which crashed landed, parachuted into the wrong places and were targets of the Nazis and those that survived the beach head landing died later fighting in the hedgerows.
Now most people don’t even know what D Day is and the sacrifices made. We have lost so much of our history no wonder the average citizen doesn’t realize what a wonderful country we have let alone all the illegals who came here for the free stuff.
GOD bless the few survivors we have left of D Day and World War II and their families.
In our neighborhood, D-Day was held near-mythical awe and admiration of the sacrifices, daring, and achievements of the American Fighting Man. ANY neighbor who had worn the uniform was looked upon with reverence and deference by both the children and spouses.
Today’s “Thank you for your service” greeting is a welcome departure from scorns of the protestors of the Vietnam era, but pales in comparison to the giants (mainly young boys) who stormed those beaches and fought on battlefields across the globe. 🙂
wonderful comment, Marcia.
my uncle was there, Captain in the Army Combat Engineers.
(he and his unit later went on to the Battle of the Bulge.)
his mother’s (my grandmother) stories of him as a child were of a rambunctious,
risk taking, headstrong, adventurous, somewhat rebellious youth.
so much so, that in 1939, at the age of 19, and against his mother’s wishes, he enlisted.
served the entire duration of the war in combat.
as a child many years after the war, i thought of him as a somewhat hard man.
but we, the generations that followed, can never know what it was like for them,
and those who served deserve a lifetime’s worth of our respect and consideration.
i pray that all the blessings of Heaven have been granted to them.
there will never be another conflict like that, modern warfare having evolved
into something very different.
but if you know the stories from your family, tell them.
try to wrap your head around what it took to put on your helmet and boots
on June 6th, 1944 and head for your assigned beach,
knowing what you faced was going to be h*ll.
in my family we always acknowledged D-Day, followed by an inevitable moment of silence.
we remember, and we NEED to remember for our own sakes as well.
(if you want to read up on your family member’s service record,
contact the National Personnel Records Center:
https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center
Have been checking the CBC website all day for any mention of D Day and the brave Canadian soldiers who gave their lives for freedom. Not a word. How very sad a country Canada has become.
This was a good speech. He has done a good job this year and last. All my life, here we are with 25 veterans in attendance now. I am extremely privileged to have lived in the time of these veterans.
The war was very real as I grew up in my family. My grandparents ministered to the official refugees the FDR administration aloud at Fort Niagra. My mom and aunt were exposed to the stories of escaping first hand as kids. None of the experience was hidden from me.
It is nice that our Secretary takes this day seriously.
God Bless our brave men that fought for and gave us America, home of the free, home of the brave.
D Day mut never be forgotten.
Problem is other countries (than the USA) have opened up to never ending invaders from other countries to flood their beaches and towns .
The NEW invasion coupled with idiotic climate change rules have left countries barefoot walking on coals of illegals and dumb climate rules.
D Day memorial in Bedford, Va. Well worth the visit to remember…..
If I remember correctly Bedford lost more men than any other American town during D Day
So much can be said to express gratitude for the American 🇺🇸 soldiers and airmen-
and their families who still serve.
Almighty God,
may You continue to bless the USA.
Amen
In JESUS PRECIOUS & HOLY NAME, AMEN, AMEN & AMEN
Having most of my family serve in the Pacific theater, principally on Leyte and Luzon and in the Battle of Manila as well as in the Admiralty Islands, what I feel remains an over emphasis on “D Day” for my entire life of 77 years does not inspire me to denigrate the landing on June 6th, but rather wish the Pacific’s many landings might be remembered, especially the 20 Oct 1944 landing at Leyte.
Well done Secretary Hegseth!
You honored the brave warriors who made the ultimate sacrifice for liberty 82 years ago.
You spoke truth to our gutless “allies” about their cowardice in modern times. Your words were a very appropriate punch in the face to those gutless wonders and I pray that they heed your words.
You gave a much needed history lesson to today’s Americans about the proud history of the warriors who defend us. It might be of interest to some that Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame catcher for the New York Yankees, was a part of that fighting force 82 years ago.
You reminded us that, when all odds are against us and our enemies look indestructible, courage and faith will prevail. That’s a lesson worth remembering today.
God bless Pete Hegseth and his family. He represents the very best of us.
One of the best things I ever did was take my young kids (then aged 11 and 8) to Normandy. We toured Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, the American Cemetery above Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, the museum at Arromanches, and so much more. The road from Utah Beach towards Omaha Beach has signs along the way bearing the names of a soldier who died fighting at that spot. I lost count fo the number of signs… Of everything we saw the cemetery remain most memorable. The grounds were immaculate, and the crosses and stars of David, they went as far as the eye could see. It was quite a site and a very moving experience. What the men who are spending eternity there did for all of us will never be forgotten at least not by my family.