I do wish that the French could act on their words but here is an exerpt from an article today:
As they addressed the veterans and their families, the presidents of France and the United States put aside their differecences.
"In the name of every French woman and French man, I would like to offer the eternal gratitude of our nation," Mr. Chirac said on a stage facing the graves here.
France will "never forget what it owes to America, its friend forever," Mr. Chirac said.
Mr. Bush said that France was "America's first friend in the world," a reference to the assistance the colonial Americans received from France inthe Revolutionary War.
Above Mr. Bush fluttered an American flag flying at half-mast to honor former President Ronald Reagan, who died Saturday at 93. Twenty years ago Mr. Reagan gave one of the most memorable speeches of his presidency here to mark the 40th anniversary of D-Day, linking the use of American power to free Europe from fascism to his efforts to confront and defeat communism.
http://nytimes.com/2004/06/06/intern...D-PREX.html?hp
Also when I haven't been watching news on Reagan this weekend, I caught quite a few good programs on D-Day. One of the soldiers mention was
Jose Lopez .
-Rudey
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