Among them was Royal Artillery veteran Joe Cattini, who sprang from the craft lifting his walking stick up as if it were a rifle.
Commemorations have taken place at the dockyard today as the British Normandy Memorial was opened in France.
Here are photos from the arrival of veterans in Portsmouth today. Make sure to click onto the next page to see more.
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Here are photos from the arrival of veterans in Portsmouth today. Make sure to click onto the next page to see more.
5. D-Day veterans are welcomed to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Picture date: Sunday June 6, 2021. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire
D-Day veterans are welcomed to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Picture date: Sunday June 6, 2021. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire Photo: Steve Parsons
6. D-Day veterans are welcomed to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Picture date: Sunday June 6, 2021. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire
D-Day veterans are welcomed to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Picture date: Sunday June 6, 2021. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire Photo: Steve Parsons
7. D-Day veterans are welcomed to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Picture date: Sunday June 6, 2021. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire
D-Day veterans are welcomed to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Picture date: Sunday June 6, 2021. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire Photo: Steve Parsons
8. D-Day veterans are welcomed to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Picture date: Sunday June 6, 2021. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire
D-Day veterans are welcomed to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Picture date: Sunday June 6, 2021. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire Photo: Steve Parsons