Amanpour: Jake Larson, Carlisle Salapare, Antony Beevor, Mark Esper and Christine Ockrent

Jake Larson, a 96 year-old WWII D-Day veteran, and Carlisle Salapare, a 17 year-old high school student, join Christiane Amanpour in Normandy, France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Antony Beevor, military historian, discusses the events of that momentous day. Mark Esper, U.S. Secretary of the Army, talks about instilling the patriotism of WWII veterans in the soldiers of today, as well as the U.S. Army's policy on Transgender service people. Christine Ockrent, journalist and commentator, unpacks the politics behind the pageantry of the day.

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