overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore onjune 6th, 1944. never before or since have so many troops from so many nations landed by sea to liberate an occupied country. the british, american, canadian, and french troops landed on five beaches sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah as the airborne troops dropped behind enemy lines to secure the roads and bridges. 156,000 troops overwhelming the germans they had taken by surprise. the main event this afternoon was at omaha beach, where heads of state stood alongside the veterans to pay tribute and remember. more on that in a moment but first, our correspondent daniela relph takes a look back at all the day s events in the company of some of the british veterans who were there to see it. bagpipes memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as t
but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as those before them had done in 1944. but these are now peaceful waters, thanks to the sacrifices made on d day. archive: this is it, | they re on the beach. few truly understood the onslaught they d face. young men, thrust into the brutality of war. 80 years on, those who survived and grew old honoured lost friends. it is all because of gummy s quick thinking, his desire to help those around him, that i can stand before you today. i wish i could tell him i have never taken his sacrifice for granted. and we ll always remember him and ourfriends. so, gummy, thank you, my old friend. a tribute, from the one who made it home. at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage. relegated to the back rows, the king and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he
today, it was where veterans and families came to honour the fallen, recognise service and pay homage to sacrifice. at the going down in the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. no tally of passing decades can erase the traumas of d day, some of the veterans comforted instead by senior members of the royal family. the service ended with a fly past, soaring above the gathering of those reflecting below. # we ll meet again. tonight, the final acts of remembrance are moving to britain s villages and towns, places like hound in hampshire, symbolising the day by lighting beacons. in fact, more than 800 of these beacons will be lit tonight at 9:15pm one final nationwide expression of hope and peace.
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all of those heads of state, heads of government and representatives of royal families from across europe at that international commemoration today as well. thinking back to the past, saying a big thank you to those who bravely fought for freedom, and clearly also worried about the new war that rages in europe. plenty more to come on the dd commemorations. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the day. let s look at some of the other stories making headlines today. the uk health security agency says an outbreak of ecoli is thought to be linked to a food that s been distributed nationally. 113 cases have been reported since the 25th of may. the ukhsa says in england, at least 37 people have been admitted to hospital. leicestershire police say a body was discovered on thursday morning near the river soar. a search had been launched to find xielo maruziva after the force received reports that the child,