John Dennett was a member of the Royal Navy who was on a ...

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  • John Dennett was a member of the Royal Navy who was on a craft that landed on Gold Beach on D-Day. He is seen on a ferry headed to Caen, northern France, for a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. All photos by Matt Cardy / Getty Images
    John Dennett was a member of the Royal Navy who was on a craft that landed on Gold Beach on D-Day. He is seen on a ferry headed to Caen, northern France, for a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. All photos by Matt Cardy / Getty Images
  • Lesley George Robinson, 98, the last survivor of the RAF veterans who landed at Omaha Beach lays a wreath at Vierville-sur-Mer in Normandy, France.
    Lesley George Robinson, 98, the last survivor of the RAF veterans who landed at Omaha Beach lays a wreath at Vierville-sur-Mer in Normandy, France.
  • Normandy veterans attend a at-sea wreath laying ceremony on the deck of the Brittany ferry from Portsmouth to Caen.
    Normandy veterans attend a at-sea wreath laying ceremony on the deck of the Brittany ferry from Portsmouth to Caen.
  • John Quinn, a Royal Marine who was a coxswain on a landing craft at Gold Beach throws a wreath into the sea.
    John Quinn, a Royal Marine who was a coxswain on a landing craft at Gold Beach throws a wreath into the sea.
  • People walk on the Gold Beach at Ouistreham viewed from the deck of a cross-channel ferry.
    People walk on the Gold Beach at Ouistreham viewed from the deck of a cross-channel ferry.
  • People look at the German guns at the battery at Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy.
    People look at the German guns at the battery at Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy.
  • People look at the German guns at the battery at Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy.
    People look at the German guns at the battery at Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy.
  • Bill Pendall, 96, who landed as a courier, from the 11th Armored Division, on D-Day at Gold Beach and Joe Cattini 95, who was in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry joke as they get on the coach that will take them to Normandy in France. Matt Cardy / Getty Images
    Bill Pendall, 96, who landed as a courier, from the 11th Armored Division, on D-Day at Gold Beach and Joe Cattini 95, who was in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry joke as they get on the coach that will take them to Normandy in France. Matt Cardy / Getty Images
  • Normandy veterans attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tactical Air Force Memorial besides Omaha Beach. Matt Cardy / Getty Images
    Normandy veterans attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tactical Air Force Memorial besides Omaha Beach. Matt Cardy / Getty Images
  • A military piper plays at a wreath laying ceremony.
    A military piper plays at a wreath laying ceremony.