In the town of Sainte-Mère-Église, just inland of Utah Beach on the coast of Normandy, a crowd had gathered before an outdoor projector to watch the British, French and American heads of state pay respects to those who served and the thousands who gave their lives on D-Day. While the dancing and drinking and celebration of the town’s 80 years of liberation went on around me, I was caught off guard by the small, dignified faces of the veterans’ broadcast on screen.