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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...

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. the embers of fires drawing down on a day recalling loss, bravery and accomplishment. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in hampshire. let's get the weather now. hell...

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. the embers of fires drawing down on a day recalling loss, brave...

It's been perfect, hasn't it? at 9.15 tonight, 1500 torches are going to be lit, beacons, cross the country. and it's pretty much perfect weather for that as well, aside from the far north—west, we will see some showers here. elsewhere, we've got clearing skies and light wind. hopefully it really will be perfect. if you look at the satellite picture for the last few hours, you can see the cloud starting to melt away a little. still some showers into the far north—west, and those showers could turn to longer spells of rain a little bit later on. that's because we have an area of low pressur...

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...