Elderly ex-servicemen are marking the 80th anniversary of the landings which led to the liberation of France.
D-Day veteran Bernard Morgan , 100, from Crewe, salutes as Harry Birdsall, 98, from Wakefield, gets emotional as he travels on the Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel out of Portsmouth Harbour
A ferry carrying D-Day veterans is on its way to Normandy after an emotional send-off from Portsmouth. A dwindling band of ex-servicemen will mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings and pay tribute to fallen comrades. The Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel was escorted by HMS Cattistock as it set sail from Portsmouth Harbour
Members of the public waved as a flotilla of small vessels gave the veterans an impressive send-off The veterans also posed for a group photo on the deck The ships provided a spectacular display The Jedburgh Pipe Band provided musical accompaniment There were mixed emotions for those on board as the ship headed across the Channel – retracing a journey made by brave veterans 80 years ago.
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