After being scorched in the media for failing to recognize the 78th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Joe Biden’s Twitter account finally—at 8:45 p.m. ET Monday—posted a tweet honoring the soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944. It was already June 7th in Normandy when the tardy tweet went out.

The pivotal battle marked a turning point in WWII, but came at the ultimate sacrifice of thousands of American and allied soldiers.

“Today, we mark 78 years since D-Day and honor those who answered duty’s call on the beaches of Normandy. We must never forget their service and sacrifice in defense of freedom, and we must strive every day to live up to the ideals they fought to defend,” Biden’s account tweeted Monday night.

Typically, sitting presidents acknowledge the anniversary early in the day.