Plates and ceremonies for the fortieth anniversary of the Landing

The commemorations of the fortieth anniversary of June 6, 1944 gave rise to several demonstrations in Vierville-sur-Mer, in addition to the ceremonies of Colleville-sur-Mer and Pointe du Hoc marked by the presence of Presidents Reagan and Mitterrand.

On Tuesday, Mayor Oxéant and the City Council welcomed 500 veterans of Omaha. A plaque dedicated to the 58th American armored artillery regiment, according to the newspaper's designation, was inaugurated on a base at the end of an existing monument. Seventeen veterans were housed in homestays.

In the evening, a special ceremony of the National Guard brought together twelve American generals and a representative of the White House. On Wednesday, at 10 p.m., a large crowd attended a military parade facing the sea and the return of the Rangers to the site of their landing.

The mayor, Captain Donnely, of the 58th Armored Artillery Regiment, and Colonel Amundsen, of the 11th Port General Staff, gave speeches. They then laid flowers with Roger Jouet, general councilor of Trévières. A torchlight retreat led participants to the school hall for a wine of honor open to the inhabitants.

On Thursday morning, a last ceremony at the foot of the cliffs accompanied the installation of a plaque in honor of the Rangers.

Reconstructed or uncertain passages:
- The cut uses the designations "58th Armored Artillery Regiment" and "5th Rangers Division". They may be approximations of the journal; rewriting does not replace them with unverified military identification. The representative of the White House is designated in the source by an imprecise job title.

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