{"id":2253573,"date":"2024-05-26T21:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T01:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frances-flame-of-liberty-arrives-at-arlington-to-honor-80th-anniversary-of-d-day\/"},"modified":"2024-05-26T21:28:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T01:28:34","slug":"frances-flame-of-liberty-arrives-at-arlington-to-honor-80th-anniversary-of-d-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frances-flame-of-liberty-arrives-at-arlington-to-honor-80th-anniversary-of-d-day\/","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s Flame of Liberty Honors 80th D-Day Anniversary at Arlington"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrances-flame-of-liberty-arrives-at-arlington-to-honor-80th-anniversary-of-d-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2253573&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In celebration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a \u2062candle ignited from France&#8217;s Flame of Liberty was\u200b brought to Arlington National Cemetery on \u200dMay 24th by a special delegation. French President\u2064 Emmanuel Macron had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-says-x-received-inquiry-from-congress-on-wednesday-night\/\" title=\"Elon Musk mentioned that X was contacted by Congress on Wednesday evening\">initially lit<\/a> the candle on May 8th from the Flamme de la Libert\u00e9 at \u2063the Arc de \u2063Triomphe. The candle journeyed \u200bfrom Paris to the U.K., across the Atlantic to New York Harbor on the Queen Mary 2,\u200c and ultimately to\u2064 Arlington. The Flame of Liberty, lit in 1923, \u2062is an \u200denduring torch at the tomb of the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-poll-numbers-in-iowa-are-tanking\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Poll Numbers In Iowa Are Tanking\">unknown soldier<\/a>, established after World War I.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-secretly-performs-test-of-scramjet-powered-hypersonic-missile\/\" title=\"U.S. Secretly Performs Test of Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Missile\">candle lit<\/a> from France\u2019s Flame of Liberty arrived at Arlington National Cemetery on May 24, just ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, and will burn there until June 6th \u2014 the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord: D-Day.<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron lit the candle 0n May 8 \u2014 from the Flamme de la Libert\u00e9 at the Arc de Triomphe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Le 8 mai 1945 marquait la fin d\u2019une p\u00e9riode de terreur ind\u00e9l\u00e9bile. Il ouvrait au m\u00eame moment une \u00e8re de paix que nous devons \u00e0 tout prix pr\u00e9server.<\/p>\n<p>Que la flamme du Soldat inconnu ne cesse de raviver cette m\u00e9moire. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a4vO8woSkM\">pic.twitter.com\/a4vO8woSkM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmanuelMacron\/status\/1788170647488647189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The candle was then carried by a special delegation from Paris to the U.K.; then across the Atlantic to New York Harbor aboard the Queen Mary 2; and finally to Arlington. France\u2019s flame has been burning since 1923, when it was established as part of a memorial at their tomb of the unknown soldier shortly after the end of World War I.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On the eve of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MemorialDayWeekend?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MemorialDayWeekend<\/a>, the Flame of Liberty arrived in Arlington.<br \/> It traveled (and was kept burning\ud83d\udd6f) from Paris, via the UK, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DDay<\/a> &#038; to thank the British and American forces who helped liberate our country. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LestWeForget?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LestWeForget<\/a><br \/>  \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VSzuPBuBim\">pic.twitter.com\/VSzuPBuBim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aur\u00e9lie Bonal (@AurelieBonal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AurelieBonal\/status\/1794335349566828907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The \u201cFlame of Liberty\u201d effort is honoring the 80th anniversary of D-Day by carrying a light lit in the eternal flame that burns for France\u2019s Unknown Soldier. The lantern has passed through the UK and NY and will arrive at the US Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vi8xlW43AY\">pic.twitter.com\/Vi8xlW43AY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laurent Bili (@FrenchAmbUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrenchAmbUS\/status\/1794002163792011336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArlingtonNatl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArlingtonNatl<\/a> the Flame of Liberty \u2013 which has traveled from France \u2013 was transferred to the Tomb Guards to safeguard until June 6th \u2013 the 80th Anniversary of D-Day! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/franceintheus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@franceintheus<\/a> Ambassador Bili and Defense Attache Jardin attended. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeverForget?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeverForget<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertIrvine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobertIrvine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VJoF7vY1bR\">pic.twitter.com\/VJoF7vY1bR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phyllis Wilson (@wilson_phyllis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wilson_phyllis\/status\/1794165815014809829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Helen Ayer Patton, granddaughter of General George S. Patton, was part of the delegation \u2014 and she told The Daily Wire that the journey itself was not without surprises.<\/p>\n<p>The week at sea passed pleasantly enough, she said, and the views of the Statue of Liberty and Freedom Tower as they approached were stunning.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>When the Queen Mary docked, even the ship\u2019s staff commented on how smooth the trip had been \u2014 one of the smoothest journeys ever. But just as they began to disembark, the skies opened up and a deluge swept through the city. They were forced to return to the ship to weather the storm \u2014 a move that Patton said may have literally saved lives.<\/p>\n<p>They were scheduled to hold a ceremony on shore immediately after they docked, but the tents that were set up to accommodate the ceremony collapsed in the storm. If the delegation had already been under the tents \u2014 a delegation that included several D-Day veterans, one of whom is over 100 years old \u2014 someone could have been seriously injured or worse.<\/p>\n<p>Patton shared the same story on her Facebook page a short time later, concluding, \u201cThank you to the powers that be for restoring good weather just in time when we needed it \u2026 God winks!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a candle from France&#8217;s Flame of Liberty arrived at Arlington National Cemetery on May 24th. It will stay lit until June 6th, the D-Day anniversary. Emmanuel Macron, the French President, ignited the candle from the Flamme de la Libert\u00e9 on May 8th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2253574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2154256402.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2253573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2154256402.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2253573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2253574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2253573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2253573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2253573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}