CBS Evening News - 2004-06-06 - 1 of 3
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[0:00] of President Reagan's words.
[0:08] >> This is the CBS Evening News
[0:12] with John Roberts in Normandy, France,
[0:16] and Mika Bjinski in New York.
[0:20] And good evening from the American
[0:22] cemetery in Normandy, where earlier on a
[0:25] clear and beautiful day, the presidents
[0:27] of France and the United States honored
[0:30] those who fought and died on the beaches
[0:32] and back roads of Europe 60 years ago.
[0:35] The D-Day ceremonies were shadowed today
[0:37] both by the death of former President
[0:39] Reagan and by the continuing differences
[0:42] between the two countries over the war
[0:44] in Iraq. But nothing could detract from
[0:47] the moving tribute to the nearly 10,000
[0:50] US soldiers buried on this hallowed
[0:52] ground.
[0:55] From the beaches at Aramos to the deadly
[0:58] cliffs at Point Duh Hawk to the American
[1:01] cemetery at Kvir. This was a day to say
[1:04] thank you to the Americans who fought
[1:06] and died for the liberation of Europe.
[1:09] >> All who are buried and named in this
[1:11] place are held in the loving memory of
[1:14] America. And we still look with pride on
[1:16] the men of D-Day,
[1:18] on those who served and went on.
[1:20] >> The shadow of President Reagan's death
[1:22] hung heavily over this ceremony.
[1:24] >> 20 summers ago, and another American
[1:26] president came here to Normandy to pay
[1:28] tribute to the men of D-Day.
[1:31] He was a courageous man himself
[1:36] and a gallant leader in the cause of
[1:38] freedom. Before more than 9,000 white
[1:41] grave markers and old warriors who came
[1:43] back for perhaps a fin