President Barack Obama acknowledges veterans during the 70th French-American Commemoration D-Day Ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Normandy, France–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014 – 11:16 A.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA:  President Hollande; to the people of France; friends;[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. The Normandy Landings, codenamed Operation Neptune, supported Operation Overlord and paved the way for the liberation of Europe.  The Allies selected Normandy as the landing site for the invasion because it provided the best access to France’s interior.  Initially planned for May 1944, the invasion was[Read More…]