Hundreds of Armed Forces personnel are getting ready to parachute into a historic D-Day drop zone to mark the 80-year anniversary.
The British troops had the image of a Pegasus on their uniforms and so, as an act of honour, the bridge was renamed as Pegasus Bridge. But Arlette, the witness to such a pivotal moment, is deeply troubled by the sight of war in Ukraine."We never learn," she says, shaking her head.D-Day veteran Eric Bateman has recalled seeing so many ships that he could"walk across the Channel" as he served in the Royal Navy on D-Day. He served on HMS Erebus alongside an American fleet on their way to Utah beach. "I'm lucky to be here 80 years later with two of my great-grandchildren.
"I want every soldier to know that I have complete confidence in the successful outcome of the operations that we are about to begin." , live reporter He tells the crowd that those who gathered in Portsmouth would"never forget the sight" of the"largest military fleet the world has ever known". He reads a poem by Keith Douglas, who was killed in action.