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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal honoured the soldiers who were part of the Normandy landings as heroes, at a ceremony on Juno beach as the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the operations that helped end World War II. “Our gratitude is eternal,” said Attal on Thursday at a Canadian commemoration ceremony in the beachside town of Courseulles-Sur-Mer. “France will never forget those who died for her.” Attal called the veterans “heroes,” “figures of courage” and “faces of freedom” and vowed to keep the memory of them and their fallen comrades alive. Attal said he was part of a genera…

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