D-Day Veterans Gather In Portsmouth Before The 70th Anniversary

PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: US Veteran Irving Locker (R) jokes with British Normandy Veterans (L) Joe Cattini and Denys Hunter as they leave a ceremony at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ahead of embarking tomorrow for France on June 2, 2014 in Portsmouth, England. Friday 6th June is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United Kingdom and the United States join forces to launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy, these assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. A series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary are planned for the week with many heads of state travelling to the famous beaches to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)