Commemoration Of The 74th Anniversary Of The D-Day Landings In Normandy

BAYEUX, FRANCE - JUNE 06: Normandy veterans Vera Hay, 96, (L) who was a nursing sister in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and landed on Gold Beach shortly after D-Day Bill Pendall, 96, (R) and Joe Cattini, 95, (C) who both landed on Gold Beach on D-Day prepare to lay a wreath as they attend a official service of remembrance at Bayeux Cemetery during the D-Day 74th anniversary commemorations in Normandy on June 6, 2018 in Bayeux, France. Today is the 74th anniversary of D-Day and some of the handful of surviving Normandy Veterans have made their way to France to commemorate the landings, which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United Kingdom, the United States and France join forces to launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy helping lead to the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. For the veterans travelling with groups such as the charity D-Day Revisited - which has taken the largest number of British veteran to this yearÕs commerations, the anniversary will have extra poignance, as next year, the 75th anniversary, will be the charities final organised visit. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
BAYEUX, FRANCE - JUNE 06: Normandy veterans Vera Hay, 96, (L) who was a nursing sister in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and landed on Gold Beach shortly after D-Day Bill Pendall, 96, (R) and Joe Cattini, 95, (C) who both landed on Gold Beach on D-Day prepare to lay a wreath as they attend a official service of remembrance at Bayeux Cemetery during the D-Day 74th anniversary commemorations in Normandy on June 6, 2018 in Bayeux, France. Today is the 74th anniversary of D-Day and some of the handful of surviving Normandy Veterans have made their way to France to commemorate the landings, which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United Kingdom, the United States and France join forces to launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy helping lead to the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. For the veterans travelling with groups such as the charity D-Day Revisited - which has taken the largest number of British veteran to this yearÕs commerations, the anniversary will have extra poignance, as next year, the 75th anniversary, will be the charities final organised visit. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Commemoration Of The 74th Anniversary Of The D-Day Landings In Normandy
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