TWO of Pembrokeshire's three remaining Normandy Veterans were among those marking the 72nd anniversary of D-Day today (June 6).

Ninety-two-year-old Gordon Prime, from Jameston, and Gerry Price, 93, from Pembroke Dock, joined veterans on the Rath in Milford Haven, for a moving service, led by Steve Traynar.

Mr Price signed up to fight aged just 16 - after claiming he was almost 18 - and remained in service throughout the Second World War.

He also served on board the Arctic Convoys, and was taken prisoner by the French in Algiers.

"We must remember not to forget," said Mr Prime, who was a 20-year-old despatch rider during the battle in 1944.

Asked how the legacy of D-Day continues to affect his life, Mr Prime said he lost many dear friends, adding: "Since Normandy, every day is a bonus."

The landing of Normandy - the largest seaborne invasion in history - is considered a turning point of the Second World War.

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched a combined assault on Nazi-occupied France.

Codenamed Operation 'Overlord', the landings on the Normandy beaches marked the start of the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from the Nazis, and contributing to the Allied victory on the Western Front.