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UPDATED: PhotoStory: The D-Day commemorations

epa07627419 A handout picture provided by the British Miniostry of Defence showing D-Day Veterans and current Armed Services personnel salute during the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Britain, 05 June 2019. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will join US President Donald J. Trump and other World leaders from nations that fought alongside Britain to mark the 75th anniversary of the World's largest seaborne military invasion which was assembed in ports in southern England on 05 June 1944 and set off for the coast of Normany, France on 06 June 1944. World leaders are to attend memorial events in Normandy, France on 06 June 2019 to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which marked the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe. EPA-EFE/OWEN COOBAN / BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE/HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: MOD OWEN COOBAN/CROWN COPYRIGHT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

 

 

75th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day

 

 

75th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day

A man dressed as a WW2 US paratrooper looks on as C-47 Dakota airplanes drop parachutists in WW2 attire near the Normandy coast ahead of the 75th D-Day anniversary, in Carentan, France, 05 June 2019.

Photo: EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

75th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day
A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing a flypast by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, during the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Britain, 05 June 2019 . EPA-EFE/LH Phot Rory Arnold / BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

 

75th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day
 D-Day Veterans and current Armed Services personnel salute during the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Britain. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

 

75th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day
A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing military personnel perfoming during the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Britain. EPA-EFE/OWEN COOBAN / BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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