NORMANDY, France, June 6 (UPI) -- Veterans all over the world gathered in Normandy Saturday for the 71st anniversary and memorial service honoring those who lost their lives during the largest sea-born invasion in history: Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day.
Around 150 British veterans gathered to commemorate the landings on June 6, 1944, which marked the beginning of an 80-day campaign to liberate the area from German forces. Over 250,000 people died.