D-Day veterans remembered their fallen comrades as events were held in Morecambe, Lancaster and Carnforth to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
June 6 2024 was 80 years since the beginning of Operation Overlord, the most extensive naval, air and land operation in history, involving the landing of around 156,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy, as they sought to recapture Western Europe from the Nazis during the Second World War.
Richard Brock, from Lancaster, landed on those beaches with the Allied Forces as they advanced into Nazi-occupied France in 1944.
The 100-year-old, pictured below, travelled back to Normandy this week to visit the Bayeaux War Cemetery where he gave a speech by the graves in memory of his fallen comrades.
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His fellow veteran Norman Smith, 100, from Morecambe, was also part of the D-Day 80 commemorations at the National Arboretum in Staffordshire.
At Morecambe Town Hall, Lancaster Castle and Carnforth War Memorial Gardens, beacons were lit to mark the anniversary.
Photos from Thursday's ceremony are by Steve Pendrill.
Photos from the ceremony at Lancaster Castle. Image credit: Councillor Phillip Black.
Photos from the ceremony at Carnforth. Image credit: Carnforth Town Council.
Veterans from The Sands Care Home in Morecambe also visited the Bay Veterans Hub in the town centre on Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D Day. Rob Letch can be seen deep in conversation with Jeff Hogg - a D Day veteran himself. Image from Bay Veterans Association.
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