On June 6th, 1944, towards the end of a horrific war, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in order to stop the advance of the German army. This operation was known as D-Day and it was the biggest turning point of World War II. Even 40 years after this battle, Ronald Reagan gave a speech commemorating the men who helped liberate Europe. He spoke to the American people about how not only did these soldiers fight for our nations, but also for freedom. Ronald Reagan, in his speech “On the 40th Anniversary of D-Day”, shows the close link between past heroic events of Americans and the need to unite our country in the present by using logical and emotional presentations to his audience which makes this one of the greatest speeches in American history.
President Reagan used this anniversary to bring our nation together. He compares the mindset of the soldiers risking their lives to save our freedom with the current events going on in the United States. In one article we can see why President Reagan would connect these events, “Whenever Reagan spoke of that generation, his own generation, he was …show more content…
President Reagan addresses these men in Normandy, France and even made a memorial at the top of the cliffs that the soldiers had to climb. Throughout the speech President Reagan used a moving tone to bring out the emotions of the audience. In the speech he talked about the struggles the men had to go through with this tone, “You were young the day you took these cliffs. Yet, you risked everything here. Why?… We look at you, and somehow we know the answer. It was faith and belief [and] loyalty and love… You all knew that some things are worth dying for. One’s country is worth dying for, and democracy is worth dying for... All of you loved liberty” (Peggy Noonan). This was a huge historical event because these men weren’t just fighting for themselves but instead for everyone’s
President Reagan used this anniversary to bring our nation together. He compares the mindset of the soldiers risking their lives to save our freedom with the current events going on in the United States. In one article we can see why President Reagan would connect these events, “Whenever Reagan spoke of that generation, his own generation, he was …show more content…
President Reagan addresses these men in Normandy, France and even made a memorial at the top of the cliffs that the soldiers had to climb. Throughout the speech President Reagan used a moving tone to bring out the emotions of the audience. In the speech he talked about the struggles the men had to go through with this tone, “You were young the day you took these cliffs. Yet, you risked everything here. Why?… We look at you, and somehow we know the answer. It was faith and belief [and] loyalty and love… You all knew that some things are worth dying for. One’s country is worth dying for, and democracy is worth dying for... All of you loved liberty” (Peggy Noonan). This was a huge historical event because these men weren’t just fighting for themselves but instead for everyone’s