Jun 6, 2024
- A D-Day veteran and Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy shared a moment at the 80th anniversary event in Normandy.
- The veteran called Zelenskyy a “savior of the people” and told him he prays for him.
- Western leaders on Thursday commemorated the monumental 1944 amphibious invasion.
At an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, a veteran shared a moment with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A video captured the two hugging and talking, with the veteran calling Zelenskyy “the savior of the people” and telling him he prays for him amid the third year of Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine.
In the video, shared online during Thursday’s anniversary event in Normandy, France, the veteran and Zelenskyy shook hands and shared a hug.
“You’re the savior of the people,” the veteran said, telling Zelenskyy it brings tears to his eyes. The Ukrainian president responded: “No, no, you saved Europe.”
The two then held hands for a moment and continued talking, each calling the other a hero. The veteran then told Zelenskyy, “I pray for you,” while the crowd cheered on.
It was a powerful moment at the anniversary event at Omaha Beach, where 80 years earlier American troops rushed ashore to confront Nazi Germany, their compatriots and allies hitting other beaches at great cost.
In addition to Zelenskyy, Thursday’s event was attended by Western leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden.
In a speech talking about the fateful events of June 6, 1944, Macron referenced the war in Ukraine and thanked Ukrainians for their bravery, telling them: “We are here and won’t back away.”
Biden made similar remarks. “In their generation, in their hour of trial, the Allied forces of D-Day did their duty,” he said to dozens of World War II veterans at the Normandy American Cemetery. “Now the question for us is, in our hour of trial, will we do ours?”
https://www.businessinsider.com/d-day-veteran-calls-zelensky-savior-of-people-normandy-event-2024-6
Lots of respect shown towards Ukraine’s brave defence. Let’s hope thatZelenskyy can use the positive mood at the festivities to get additional support for the AFU. What about the “considerations” about delivery of Patriot batteries? Now’s a good time for a public announcement! 🤨
I hope so, too, Mr. Gray.
But, isn’t it a bit sad that we must rely on hope instead of something more, seeing the whole picture?
Hope dies last, long after Biden and Trump, Mr. Facts! 👋🙂🍀
Of course, but it’s dreadful thinking about the damages both candidates will cause to us and the free world before we’re rid of them.
Off topic, mostly, even though about another veteran, but of the Vietnam war:
“F-4 Phantom Vanishes Into Retirement After After 55 Years Of South Korean Service”
https://www.twz.com/air/f-4-phantom-vanishes-into-retirement-after-after-55-years-of-south-korean-service
I expect our F-4 fan Mike to weigh in with a call to send those old battlehorses to Ukraine, in 4… 3… 2… 1…
Oh, Gray to Mike, how do you read me, did you copy? 😁
SEND THE BIRDS TO UKRAINE, NOW!!!
😎😁
Why not? They’re good at Wild Weasel missions, and that could be helpful now. But nobody in Ukraine knows how to fly them, and that’s the problem. There must be lotsa retired F-4 experts, if someone organized an international squad of pilots and technicians, that would be the solution. 🤨
As a matter of fact, Mr. Gray, the F-16 took over the Wild Weasel role from the F-4.