Pres. Trump travels to Portsmouth as part of a two-day commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump will travel to Portsmouth as part of a two-day commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious assault ever and the turning point for Allied Forces in recapturing Western Europe from Nazi Germany in World War II.
Trump will join Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a special tribute at Southsea Common. On Thursday, the president will travel to Normandy to visit the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, observe re-enactments of airborne landings and participate in a Commemoration of D-Day Program alongside veterans who stormed the beaches.
"More than one-and-a-half million American service members were stationed right here in England in advance of the landings that summer," Trump said of Portsmouth during a press conference with May on Tuesday."The bonds of friendship forged here and sealed in blood on those hallowed beaches will endure forever."
The Portsmouth event will tell the story of the build-up to D-Day, according to the program, with live music, performances and testimonials.
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