Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Virtual Ceremony to Commemorate 76th Anniversary of D-Day Defense.gov June 6, 2020 | 11:32 Author Alex Kershaw, a Friends of the National World War II Memorial board member, provides remarks during a virtual ceremony to mark the 76th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. A wreath-laying ceremony will take place following the virtual memorial ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, June 6, 2020.