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anniversary of d day. this evening there will be a service of remembrance at bayeux cathedral with a lot of local people from normandy there for a service designed to remember that d day was very much shared experience and there is a shared experience and there is a shared history. and then this evening when the sun has set back here at this war cemetery thousands of graves will be lit in the darkness, the graves of second world war personnel for a series of events here in normandy that have experiences and memories of d day veterans very much at the heart. 80 years ago the weather forecast played a vital role in d day, as thousands of aircraft and vessels gathered in portsmouth waiting for the right conditions to head to nazi occupied france. matt taylor reports. newsreel: heading out to sea after a 24-hour delay - because of the weather. it was one of the most crucial weather forecasts of all time. the lives of more than 160,000
normandy 80 years ago. that group of veterans aet normandy 80 years ago. that group of veterans get smaller normandy 80 years ago. that group of veterans get smaller every normandy 80 years ago. that group of veterans get smaller every year, - veterans get smaller every year, doesn t it? but thank you daniela ralph in bayeux. we were here now from danjohnson who was in yes, this was a day of polished national pride and shining service medals, but it was a chance to speak of one of history s turning points with those who fought to secure it. we fired the first shot on d day.