to remain on guard. sarah rainsford, bbc news, on the polish russian border. ahead of this week s 80th anniversary of d day, 36 veterans who all played a part in the momentous operation have set off to normandy this morning. as they set sail from portsmouth, a wreath has been laid to remember those who died during the landings. john maguire has been speaking to d day veteran ralph. here is his story. atjust 17 years old and working as a butcher in landlocked nottingham, ralph mcclure volunteered to sign up and join the royal navy. i didn t want to be in the army, i wanted to go to the navy. but why the navy? i don t know, ijust. just thought that. just that i fancied that, just what i wanted, i wanted to be,