Alisdaire Le Bugle holds a flag of the Normandy branch of the Royal British legion, as he poses in front of the original Pegasus Bridge in Benouville, western France, on June 4, 2024, as part of the "D-Day" commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Pegasus was the codename given to a strategic bridge over the river Orne, near the town of Caen, a major objective of the British 6th Airborne Division, which landed by glider near the objective, resulting in the capture of the cafe "Gondree", the first house liberated by Allied troops on the night of June 5 to June 6, 1944. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year mark the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)