Army veteran Joseph Drake holds his Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday, June 26, 2025, during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol that honored Rangers who served in World War II.

Four decades after D-Day, U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited Pointe du Hoc and paid his respects to the 62 surviving members of the 2nd Rangers who had climbed the cliffs.

December 26, 2021 D-Day Army Rangers Took Heavy Casualties Assaulting this Position on D-Day Here’s What You Need to Remember: Approximately 225 Rangers landed at Pointe du Hoc on June 6.