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taken place so far. we stand in the future which you gave to us. the one you were told you may never reach. the one lost in the words of your last breath. 0n the eve of the 80th anniversary of d day, a service to honour the heroes who never came home. they fought in the largest naval, air and land operation the world has ever witnessed. more than 150,000 allied soldiers landed on the shores of france. the numbers were phenomenal, as was their sacrifice. 4,144 of them lie here at the bayeux war cemetery, where those who enjoy the freedom they fought for friends, family and royalty came to remember them.
called the most complicated and difficult operation of world war ii. we will have many of those voices in the programme today and give you a sense of the commemorations and celebrations that are to come during the day, speaking to those veterans themselves. 0ur correspondent sophie long reports now on the commemorations that have taken place here so far. we stand in the future which you gave to us. the one you were told you may never reach. the one lost in the words of your last breath. 0n the eve of the 80th anniversary of d day, a service to honour the heroes who never came home. they fought in the largest naval, air and land operation
who never came home. they fought in the largest naval, air and land operation the world has ever witnessed. more than 150,000 allied soldiers landed on the shores of france. the numbers were phenomenal, as was their sacrifice. 4,144 of them lie here at the bayeux war cemetery, where those who enjoy the freedom they fought for friends, family and royalty came to remember them. the epitaphs on the headstones here capture the grief of those who loved these men. one mother s words are, he is not dead, whose memory lives in hearts that know and loved him. 80 years on, let their memory
are also being investigated. presidentjoe biden heads to france on tuesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d day and underscore his commitment to european allies. during world war two troops from the us, canadian, uk, and france joined forces and attacked german soldiers on the coast of northern france on the 6th ofjune, 1944. it was the largest naval, air, and land operation attempted, and started the campaign to liberate nazi occupied land in europe. d day veterans from the uk have returned to france to join commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the normandy landings. bbc sjohn maguier has more. for many of these veterans, their departure from these shores 80 years ago, all as very young men, was their first venture overseas. cheering excitement and a sense
leading in the polls. there s plenty about the election on the bbc news website, including a simple guide to the election and further analysis and fact checking on tuesday s debate. presidentjoe biden heads to france on tuesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d day and underscore his commitment to european allies. white house national security adviserjake sullivan says president biden will have the opportunity to sit down with president zelensky . during world war ii, troops from the us, canadian, uk, and francejoined forces and attacked german soldiers on the coast of northern france on the 6th ofjune, 1944. it was the largest naval, air, and land operation attempted, and started the campaign to liberate nazi occupied land in europe. the white house says the president s remarks on the trip