Charles Rivkin, foreground right, U.S. ambassador to France, speaks in honor of the 69th anniversary celebration of Allied troops landing in Provence during World War II at a celebration in the town square of Théoule-sur-Mer, France, Aug. 15, 2013. Also shown is U.S. Navy Capt. Craig A. Clapperton, foreground left, commanding officer of the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20).