Normandy Speech: Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-Day 6/6/84

President Reagan's Address at the Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-day at Point-du-Hoc - 6/6/84.
Table of Contents:
0:00 Mark That Day
2:16 A Memorial
5:01 40 Summers Have Passed
7:14 An Ally In This Cause
9:30 Protect and Defend
10:40 It's Fitting to Remember
11:40 We're Bound Today
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  • @a275ranger
    @a275ranger15 жыл бұрын

    As an American Ranger I am deeply honored to have served under THIS Commander in Chief. God Bless President Reagan, a man who loved his country, believed in democracy, had genuine pride in our military, a rugged faith, and an unyielding vision of our country as the "shining city on the hill". Always remember 6/6/1944.

  • @peter98101
    @peter9810110 жыл бұрын

    And once we had a President we could be proud of, and who made us proud to be an American.

  • @RayWhitby

    @RayWhitby

    10 жыл бұрын

    Yessir!

  • @carolanneposey5211
    @carolanneposey521110 жыл бұрын

    Not since The Gettysburg Address has a US president spoken so eloquently about the extraordinary sacrifice of ordinary men who looked death in the face and responded heroically. Thanking God on this 70th anniversary for those men and this President.

  • @LannyMixon
    @LannyMixon8 жыл бұрын

    What a man, what an American, what a President!

  • @finnhusomahabeach9209
    @finnhusomahabeach92098 жыл бұрын

    Resident at Omaha Beach (Normandy) since 1970, I have had the honor to be present at this ceremony. I was 14 years old...and I remember again.

  • @manojacob
    @manojacob10 жыл бұрын

    What a speech? Only Ronald Reagan could deliver it. We miss him.

  • @trudixie56
    @trudixie569 жыл бұрын

    As I was watching this it hit me that President Reagan had 20 years to live. It's sad that so much of those remaining years would be taken by sickness, yet we still had him with us. In my lifetime there has never been such a Man who has made me feel as Proud to be an American as President Reagan did, and still does. He left us all a legacy worthy of remembering and an example to fallow. God bless you Mr. President.

  • @kenscar
    @kenscar9 жыл бұрын

    Geezus as an Atheist, a Soldier, and a child of the 80's - this might be the greatest speech I've ever heard. Sad that I don't remember it being played in full on the news at the time. This is why KZread is such a gift to the modern age. Thank you ReaganFoundation for posting this.

  • @timlane9371
    @timlane937110 жыл бұрын

    I am so proud to have been born at a time when America's President actually displayed BOLD, outspoken leadership; not only that, but at a time when America's first lady actually had some class. God Bless you Mr. and Mrs. Reagan! We need leadership like yours now more than ever!

  • @pcarro11
    @pcarro1110 жыл бұрын

    I heard this in 1984. I volunteered, went throught USAF OTS, and was commissioned a 2Lt in the USAF a year later.

  • @Lava1964
    @Lava196410 жыл бұрын

    This Canadian salutes the US military and easily the greatest president in my lifetime.

  • @bigredmatt1011
    @bigredmatt10118 жыл бұрын

    Thank God for Ronald Reagan. God have mercy on our nation.

  • @harveybarnes1831
    @harveybarnes18319 жыл бұрын

    One of the hardest missions ever to be achieved on this horrible day, this is a moving speech and is definitley worth the recognition.

  • @MrTropics64
    @MrTropics6410 жыл бұрын

    This is what a real American President is about. God Bless

  • @kerrykeane8042
    @kerrykeane80429 жыл бұрын

    H.W. Bush having just heard this Speech, simply asked his friend "Ron" - "How could you give a speech like that, in front of those men and not break-down, in the middle of it ?" - His answer, because I am the Commander-in-Chief ...

  • @davesdawgs
    @davesdawgs9 жыл бұрын

    Reagan remains the greatest President in my lifetime. May God Bless all who sacrificed so much on the Normandy beaches to keep us free. /salute

  • @salperricone2916
    @salperricone29168 жыл бұрын

    My God, do I miss him so....

  • @JohnRoland
    @JohnRoland13 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest speeches of all time.

  • @kalliopiirenepahountis2237
    @kalliopiirenepahountis22376 жыл бұрын

    Man what a leader.

  • @patrickdement8381
    @patrickdement83819 жыл бұрын

    Visionaries rarely are recognized in their own time..Reagan was an exception to that rule..His leadership guided the greatest nation in the history of humankind from one period to another..He understood his calling to duty and America's place in the world..Thank God for Ronald Reagan..and thank God for Freedom..

  • @philipsforest
    @philipsforest10 жыл бұрын

    The best speech ever - he tells exactly what we believe as patriotic Americans.

  • @pleasestop1000
    @pleasestop10006 жыл бұрын

    God fearing individual. Ronald Reagan.

  • @9151971
    @91519719 жыл бұрын

    President Reagan, you are missed deeply. God bless you. Wish we had a President who loved the U.S. as much as you did! You are the best!

  • @7camscdan249
    @7camscdan24910 жыл бұрын

    "We will accept nothing less than full victory." -Dwight D. Eisenhower June 6th, 1944

  • @jameshoran8
    @jameshoran88 жыл бұрын

    AMERICA'S GREATEST PRESIDENT !!!!!!!

  • @johnmagill3072

    @johnmagill3072

    8 жыл бұрын

    Greatest in my lifetime that's for sure.

  • @playerx2006

    @playerx2006

    8 жыл бұрын

    No, that would be a Democrat, JFK

  • @johnmagill3072

    @johnmagill3072

    8 жыл бұрын

    I said my lifetime

  • @stinkinpunks
    @stinkinpunks15 жыл бұрын

    his speeches are so amazing. you can't help but feel pride as an American whenever you hear him speak... pride that someday we'll feel again when this country can get it's priorities straight again.

  • @Jordanicolass
    @Jordanicolass10 жыл бұрын

    A man who represented Americanism in its best form!

  • @ktharper100
    @ktharper1008 жыл бұрын

    I doubt we will ever have another President in my lifetime with his honor, integrity and strength. Most certainly it will not happen this election year.

  • @jklsr55
    @jklsr559 жыл бұрын

    In a few short years we have down graded from this great, noble sole to a man who can't even put his coffee down to salute this nations finest. We need another Ronald Reagan NOW...

  • @defoust

    @defoust

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jeff Legg Jeff I'm afraid we will never see his like again

  • @mrwolf31

    @mrwolf31

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jeff Legg I doubt we will ever have an American president. With the number of American hating people living in America, not many people will vote for America's best. Everyone is thinking about his home country or himself. Saudis are buying America through Hillary and democrats and some republicans.

  • @vtwood7127
    @vtwood71277 жыл бұрын

    The Great Communicator. No TelePrompTer. No shrill shouting. Just plain great words and leadership!

  • @vermonter62
    @vermonter629 жыл бұрын

    As fine a speaker as President Reagan was, in my opinion this is the greatest speech he ever made.

  • @zoggin4181
    @zoggin418110 жыл бұрын

    I miss the America I grew up in...Greatest President of our time...

  • @YManCyberDude
    @YManCyberDude8 жыл бұрын

    Can you imagine Obama giving a heartfelt speech like this giving such a thoughtful & thankful tribute to those that gave their lives for his freedoms ?

  • @deangreener3828
    @deangreener382810 жыл бұрын

    My Commander in Chief. A Real Man.

  • @dsmithlmp
    @dsmithlmp12 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Ronald Reagan for your love of our country and all you stood for. What an amazing speech.

  • @davidbrooks3493
    @davidbrooks349310 жыл бұрын

    THE.GREATEST.PRESIDENT.EVER!!!!

  • @LMacNeill
    @LMacNeill10 жыл бұрын

    I'd almost forgotten what it was like to have a President who genuinely LOVED America and all she stood for. I say "stood" in the past-tense because, unfortunately, under our current "leadership" she no longer stands for those things. It's been a long time since we've had a President like Reagan. We need another one, and soon. Before it's too late to save the country, and the entire world spins into tyranny.

  • @tirdadgharib2431
    @tirdadgharib24318 жыл бұрын

    Good day to all:We love US.President Ronald Reagan from all of our Hearts!!President Ronald Reagan was the Greatest U.S.President in the U.S.History.Thank you Mr President!

  • @lsudude
    @lsudude10 жыл бұрын

    It's nice to remember when America had a good and decent man as our president.

  • @sgbe33a
    @sgbe33a9 жыл бұрын

    Great speech. Thank you, rangers!

  • @bear499
    @bear4999 жыл бұрын

    there has never been a moment when words have been spoken more truely.

  • @Yobbie72

    @Yobbie72

    9 жыл бұрын

    Except when Jesus Christ walked the earth, "Of Truth's own word, there can be no true token."

  • @bear499

    @bear499

    9 жыл бұрын

    Ciaran Ryan yeah you got me. ill give you that one

  • @bear499

    @bear499

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** you got that right.

  • @marcbond706
    @marcbond7068 жыл бұрын

    When one hears and sees Reagan deliver this speech, the paucity of the intellectual and moral courage of the current administration is starkly revealed. Where is our next Reagan?

  • @marcbond706

    @marcbond706

    8 жыл бұрын

    I knw Ronald Reagan. Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan.

  • @jonmichaelhalsey6471

    @jonmichaelhalsey6471

    8 жыл бұрын

    Actually when I first made that comment I had a lot of faith in Trump. However, recently he's rubbing me the wrong way. Now, He just sounds like a big mouth who is just full of hot air. Obviously we need to make america great again, I just don't think he's the right man for the job. I want to believe we'll have a president as great as Reagan, but I don't see it happening anytime soon.

  • @leithesocialistyuricon8981

    @leithesocialistyuricon8981

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jon Michael Halsey he is the right man his speeches aren't always the best but at least they aren't fake! He is a wonderful man that brought America out of our hole we have had no hope until he came around

  • @jameshoran8
    @jameshoran88 жыл бұрын

    Now....That is my idea of an American President. Someone like him will never pass our way again.

  • @leithesocialistyuricon8981

    @leithesocialistyuricon8981

    8 жыл бұрын

    Trump is just like Regan

  • @leithesocialistyuricon8981

    @leithesocialistyuricon8981

    8 жыл бұрын

    Trump is just like Regan

  • @blindbasser
    @blindbasser9 жыл бұрын

    great speech , from a great american , about all the great american men and women who served ! we need a man like that today !

  • @paulo1149
    @paulo11499 жыл бұрын

    31 years ago today. Not so long ago. Noble and honorable. How quickly and how far we have fallen.

  • @maryjoestes2405
    @maryjoestes24058 жыл бұрын

    Oh, for the likes of a President of this caliber again, one with integrity, faith in God, in his brave soldiers out there fighting still, for liberty in their countries, and a belief in the people at home, supporting all efforts!!

  • @saburusakai
    @saburusakai10 жыл бұрын

    The greatest pres of the 20th century. Sure is a contrast to now. He was right, and it was well worth all the work i put into my small role helping him get elected. I watched this when it was going on, was very impressive. And he was right about the men who fought at Normandy.

  • @KaBoomChannel
    @KaBoomChannel9 жыл бұрын

    That's the olden days when we use to have a President who didn't support the enemy.

  • @valdaniels4078
    @valdaniels40789 жыл бұрын

    Will there ever be rulers with such level of citizen dignity?

  • @FrankR_23
    @FrankR_2310 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest speeches ever and on this the 70th Anniversary of D-day we should all listen it and remember how brave these men were and thank them for what they did. Thank you to the greatest generation.

  • @playerx2006
    @playerx20068 жыл бұрын

    Never heard this speech before, as a Democrat, this is a good speech.

  • @haoluong1814
    @haoluong18148 жыл бұрын

    God bless president Reagan:)

  • @MichaelDelaware
    @MichaelDelaware12 жыл бұрын

    The Reagan years were the greatest in my lifetime. I remember so many times watching his speeches on television, and being disappointed because some liberal media commentor would mute the sound on his speech, and pan to themselves and begin 'explaining' to the public what their interpretation of what he was saying. I would be so outraged, I would turn on the radio to hear the rest of his speech. I am so glad the Reagan Library has preserved all his speeches. He was the best President.

  • @terenciojazzpiano7794
    @terenciojazzpiano77949 жыл бұрын

    God Bless those who keep us Free. May we still have leaders like Reagan and Eisenhower, once again.

  • @eidderfification
    @eidderfification10 жыл бұрын

    Damn I miss that man.

  • @calebmoncrief2521

    @calebmoncrief2521

    9 жыл бұрын

    Me to

  • @danielmiller8983
    @danielmiller89837 жыл бұрын

    This speech was written by Peggy Noonan. She is currently a writer for the Wall Street Journal.

  • @andrearott7640
    @andrearott764010 жыл бұрын

    President Reagan's love for his country, all Americans and his hope for freedom are all ideals to which we should always aspire. Thank you, President Reagan!

  • @blank557
    @blank5579 жыл бұрын

    "...The Rangers looked up and saw the enemy soldiers shooters shooting down at them with machine guns and throwing hand grenades. And the American Rangers began to climb." Rangers lead the way.

  • @PetrolGator
    @PetrolGator10 жыл бұрын

    Reagan's speech gives credit to all of the Allies. Few American presidents, scholars, or laymen have done the same. For this, I will always respect him.

  • @kibicz
    @kibicz10 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for bringing down the red wall. Greeting from Czech rep.

  • @tbarn9
    @tbarn912 жыл бұрын

    I was honored to meet him and shake his hand in his LA office. An American original for sure. No president is perfect to all sides. But he inspired so many at a very gloomy time in our history.

  • @peterparker4833
    @peterparker48337 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P. Reagan, we will miss you, may your soul find peace🙏

  • @mktusa
    @mktusa14 жыл бұрын

    Incredibly moving. Certainly one of the best speechs in American History. God bless you, President Reagan.

  • @paulfromdonmills
    @paulfromdonmills9 жыл бұрын

    Miss him so much..

  • @Utahrez
    @Utahrez15 жыл бұрын

    If only my grand kids could live under a president like this.; a man who love this nation and the traditional principles that made it great.

  • @MoonbootsJ
    @MoonbootsJ15 жыл бұрын

    God I miss him. This is one of the best speeches ever spoken. People need to get this message out RIP Ronnie

  • @justincracks
    @justincracks8 жыл бұрын

    Wow, amazing speech and amazing voice from one of the greatest presidents we've ever had. Let's make America Great again folks, we need men like this running our country again, not politically correct hacks like we have now. We would be speaking German today if we had a president like Obama running this country during WW2.

  • @mattkacar
    @mattkacar7 жыл бұрын

    i had to memorize this for school

  • @dstromswold
    @dstromswold13 жыл бұрын

    A man for the ages!.....timeless....A true American hero and President!

  • @knndyskful
    @knndyskful8 жыл бұрын

    Why is it that a Miley Cyrus video has millions of views and this video is sitting around 580k??

  • @HammerofHeretics
    @HammerofHeretics15 жыл бұрын

    Reagan had a fine grasp on history and a true appreciation of great literature. He knew what he wanted to say and he said it from the heart. Will we ever see a President of his caliber again?

  • @sastri0918
    @sastri091811 жыл бұрын

    To me he was the best US President in the last 50 years . A great soul indeed.

  • @niveknailgun
    @niveknailgun12 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, made me well up at points. A true leader, unlike the mess we've got now.

  • @imnraged
    @imnraged8 жыл бұрын

    Anyone who voted this down had to have been dropped in their heads as children and they aren't worth knowing.

  • @wal18091
    @wal1809110 жыл бұрын

    God I miss Ronald Reagan!!

  • @ericm.4747
    @ericm.47479 жыл бұрын

    In my opinion Peggy Noonan's best speech.

  • @jblanche747474
    @jblanche74747413 жыл бұрын

    Simply one great president which come once in a life time, This was a great speech and truly a day to remember. Thank Mr president and hope we as a nation can remember how these men fought and died for us.

  • @SgtSplatter782
    @SgtSplatter78213 жыл бұрын

    up until this point (6 June 84) Point-du-Hoc had been been less than a foot note in the history books. When you mentioned the Normandy Invasion people thought "Utah", "Omaha", "Juno" or "Sword". President Reagan helped give the boys of the "Point" their fair share of the glory and their proper place in history. And on a side note I think the memorial at Point-du-Hoc is rather fitting, simple yet very powerful. Also the area, to this day, still bears the scars of the invasion.

  • @surferei
    @surferei11 жыл бұрын

    i woke up at dawn and ran from grandcamp-maisy through the norman countryside on memorial day, through the wind and rain, up and down a bucolic countryside belying the violence that descended upon such a beautiful land. arriving at the pointe du hoc observation post in driving rain on memorial day was the most memorable thing i've ever done in my life, rivaling everything i did in the united states marine corps, even afg. god bless human rights and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice!

  • @jmua8450
    @jmua845010 жыл бұрын

    God Bless President Reagan!

  • @RiotHouseLP
    @RiotHouseLP9 жыл бұрын

    A real American President folks. The last conservative President that our country has been blessed with for the last 30 years. Its time for another conservative President this 2016, vote for a person who believes in the Constitution, and not their own power or corrupt pocket lining like Hillary "Rotten" Clinton, or the socialist Bernie Sanders, or the Bill Clinton acolyte O'Malley.

  • @anbalbach

    @anbalbach

    8 жыл бұрын

    +RiotHouse There is no conservative out there like this one. I wish there were.

  • @nickd4818
    @nickd481814 жыл бұрын

    its almost painful to watch this speech and realize how far the quality of our leaders has fallen since Reagan.

  • @NMJune
    @NMJune15 жыл бұрын

    Paulie - Thank you for this touching tribute to a great man. You echo my thoughts exactly. We need a President who loves his country, is proud of the military, humbly believes in a Power greater than himself, and defends the principles of the Constitution. We need a President whose agenda is not about his own ego but about the continued growth of a free nation. Ronald Reagan was that man and our nation was blessed with his presence and his leadership. God Bless him, and God Bless America.

  • @frankc.crooke9150
    @frankc.crooke915010 жыл бұрын

    The Greatest President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @lukepate8749
    @lukepate874910 жыл бұрын

    Real and Awesome !!!!!!

  • @anothercarpenter
    @anothercarpenter9 жыл бұрын

    Where are you Mr Reagan. we need you once again as much as we ever did. maybe more than we know.

  • @EdwardMRoche2
    @EdwardMRoche29 жыл бұрын

    Wow. One does not hear speeches like that any more.

  • @ederrick987
    @ederrick98713 жыл бұрын

    President Reagan was the best public speaker among all modern presidents.

  • @tell302man
    @tell302man15 жыл бұрын

    Ronald W. Reagan the Greatest leader of Our Time!!!! God Bless Ronald Reagan!!!!

  • @sigeyeoh351
    @sigeyeoh35113 жыл бұрын

    Reagan was president as I was becoming a man. I learned so much by watching him as president. He knew and predicted back in 1961, that socialism would happen only 50 years later in the US if we allowed incrimentalism and quit teaching the young what a great place the US is and the greatness of her founding documents. I feel a tide turning back toward emphasis on the real truth and power that those documents hold. God Bless the USA and all who believe in her. RIP RWR. My hero. MJG

  • @elijahodum9989
    @elijahodum99896 жыл бұрын

    my favorite quote used in all call of duty games

  • @calebshoemaker
    @calebshoemaker10 жыл бұрын

    The "Yes, we can" speech was the most effective concession speech I think I've ever heard. That one will easily stand the test of time.

  • @davidhouston4054
    @davidhouston405411 жыл бұрын

    28 years ago Reagan gave this speech. Today we are still listening to it, remembering what he said, and moved by his words. Can anyone tell me a speech that the current president has given that we will be talking about 28 years from now?

  • @austenbosten
    @austenbosten12 жыл бұрын

    God bless this great man. He is sorely missed.

  • @1windycityguy
    @1windycityguy11 жыл бұрын

    You are spot on! Could not say it better myself!

  • @palehorse2032
    @palehorse203214 жыл бұрын

    Where have you gone Reagan ? We need you now more than ever.

  • @67markross
    @67markross14 жыл бұрын

    God Bless Ronald Reagan! And ALL of our veternas! RIP Mr. President! You are the modern template for which all presidents should seek to follow!

  • @renowebb1
    @renowebb19 жыл бұрын

    If Obama had given a speech on this day you would have heard a lot of me and I

  • @bigjoetube
    @bigjoetube14 жыл бұрын

    He was a great politician and a fine statesman. He was a great man because he was a good man. The first president I ever voted for and the best of my lifetime.

  • @pacificwarrior7679
    @pacificwarrior76798 жыл бұрын

    My goodness that was a president. Could give a speech without a prompter. Strong. A leader. A statesman. Obama is so far away from this it's pathetic.