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Secretary Hegseth Commemorates the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day at Normandy, Jun. 6, 2026
June 6, 2026 · Department of War · 1:36:47
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What happened
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth commemorated the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day invasion by Allied troops during a ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on June 6, 2026, according to the Department of War’s account published with the upload. The full ceremony runs just over an hour and a half.
Why it matters
The Normandy commemoration is the department’s annual act of remembrance at the ground where the liberation of Europe began — the Secretary representing the United States at the 82nd anniversary, in the lineage of commemorations every Secretary of Defense has carried.
Sources: U.S. Department of War, “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Commemorates the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day,” June 6, 2026 (official upload, embedded above). No transcript is published with the upload; this page records the event as the department published it.
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