In photos: Biden marks 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy

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In photos: Biden marks 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy
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'You met the test of ages that moment 80 years ago.'

President Biden shaking the hand of a U.S. World War II veteran at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France , on June 6. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Imagesby saluting World War II veterans, who he said "who met the test of ages that moment 80 years ago" on Thursday., Thursday's anniversary could be the last decennial commemoration of the largest amphibious assault in history with a significant number of veterans in attendance.

"If we do that, it means Ukraine will be subjugated, and it will not end there. Ukraine's neighbors will be threatened. All of Europe will be threatened," he said. Paratroopers from the British, Belgian, Canadian and U.S. military paradropping into in the fields of Sannerville, France, on June 5. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Enthusiasts wearing replica WWII military attire atop a Sherman tank in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 4. Britain's King Charles III, Britain's Queen Camilla, France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at a memorial near Ver-sur-Mer, France, on June 6. Photo: Gareth Fuller/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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