The procession took place at 11.30am followed by a short service on the Metropole Lawns, next to the De La Warr Pavilion.
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00:00He died on the beaches of Normandy, at Utah, Omaha, Gould, Juneau and Soar.
00:12Servicemen from the United Kingdom and Canada and the United States of America.
00:23In total, the number of those who gave their lives in the battle for Normandy
00:30would be 73,000.
00:36Thank you for gathering here today.
00:40My thanks to members of the Royal British Legion who have organised this event.
00:47And thank you to the Mayor of Bexhill, Councillor Paul Wilson, for being here too.
00:54Welcome to additional veterans and supporters.
01:02And in our wheelchairs today, Bill, Old Cole and Childs, who is 105.
01:14General Eisenhower issued a word of encouragement to every serviceman at D-Day.
01:22It concluded with this line,
01:25Let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
01:33And thanks be to God for the success of Operation Overlord.
01:40Today, we renew our resolve to cherish freedom, hard won,
01:48dearly fought, to value our military defenders and protectors,
01:56and to stand against the bully.