Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook, June 6, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016.

PETER COOK:  Good afternoon, everybody.

Thanks for accommodating the change in schedule today.  It is, of course, June 6th, and at this hour 72 years ago, Allied troops were consolidating the Normandy beaches on the first day of the liberation of Europe.  So if everyone will take time to remember those who took part in D-Day, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

And with that, I want to begin with…