D-Day soldiers who 'laid down their lives' remembered on the 75th anniversary | 5 News

► Subscribe to 5 News: http://bit.ly/5NewsSub ► They faced the ultimate sacrifice - many did not come home. Those who fought on the beaches of Northern France 75 years ago were honoured at a series of ceremonies today. Royalty, Presidents and Prime Ministers gathered in Normandy - among them hundreds of veterans, saluting their fallen colleagues. Theresa May said they belonged to a “special generation” and she was “humbled” to be with them. ► More on this story:    • Video   ► #5News #News ► Follow 5 News: Facebook: http://bit.ly/5NewsFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/5NewsTwitter ► About 5 News: Channel 5 News covers the key events of the day with a boldness to often lead on different stories to other news programmes and put people at the heart of its news reports. The flagship programme at 5pm is watched by up to a million viewers, with a later bulletin broadcast at 6.30pm and regular short news updates throughout the day. The Channel 5 News operation is located in a bespoke state-of-the-art newsroom based at Channel 5, linked to ITN's central technical, editorial and corporate infrastructure. ITN changed the TV news landscape when it launched 5 News in 1997, producing Five News for nine years before winning the contract to supply news to Channel 5 again from 2012.