A Fitting Final Contribution Veterans' Example Should Inspire Love of Freedom
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Decency demanded that the right tone be struck during the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings yesterday. No head of state let down the veterans who had come, perhaps for the last time, to remember and honour fallen comrades. It was a day for all to pay tribute to the Allied troops who gave their lives at the beginning of the final push to rid the world of fascism. It was a common effort, a burden shared, as George W Bush and Jacques Chirac recognised in their tributes yesterday. They were both at pains to emphasise that bonds cemented in the heat of battle endured to this day, despite fundamental differences over the invasion of Iraq.
For Mr Bush, the nations that fought across Europe would become trusted partners in the cause of peace. America, his country, honoured all who fought on the side of liberty and would fight again for its friends if necessary. For Mr Chirac, France, his country, would never forget its debt to America. The United States was, he went on, France's eternal ally.See the full content of this document
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A Fitting Final Contribution Veterans' Example Should Inspire Love of Freedom
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