French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin (R) welcomes US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ahead of a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, northwestern France, on June 6, 2026.
Hegseth attended a ceremony to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, warning of “dangerous ideologies” and urging governments to act.