French President Embraces World War II Veteran

President Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, embraces a World War II veteran after awarding him the French National Order of Merit at the 75th D-Day Anniversary ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada, have converged in northwestern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied Invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, 2019.

Date

2019-06-06

Photographer / author

U.S. Army USArmyEURAF by Sgt. Henry Villarama

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

5,568 × 3,712 pixels

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