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.
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