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Youngkin lays wreath at American Cemetery in Normandy to honor fallen heroes

by Robert Locklear

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Governor Glenn Youngkin kneels at gravesite at the American Cemetery in Normandy, June 17, 2023. Official Photo by Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Governor Glenn Youngkin at the American Cemetery in Normandy, June 17, 2023. Official Photo by Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Governor Glenn Youngkin at the American Cemetery in Normandy, June 17, 2023. Official Photo by Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin kneels at gravesite at the American Cemetery in Normandy, June 17, 2023. Official Photo by Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.
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NORMANDY (WSET) — On Saturday, Governor Youngkin visited the American Cemetery in Normandy, France days after the 79th anniversary of D-Day.

June 6 marked nearly 8 decades since D-Day, where American lives were lost on the shores of France.

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Youngkin laid a wreath to pay formal respects to the lives lost in World War II, honoring the legacy of American service.

“It was a profound honor to visit the hallowed grounds of the American Cemetery in Normandy, coming face-to-face with the inescapable truth that freedom is never free,” said Youngkin. “On behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I extend my deepest gratitude to the Bedford Boys and all Virginia service members who gave their lives in the name of freedom and in the defense of liberty.”

The visit to France comes a week and a half after Youngkin spoke at the D-Day Memorial in Bedford County.

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