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D-Day Commemorations in France - June 5, 2019

The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, traveled to France and Nova Scotia from June 3 to 6, 2019, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

A war veteran in a wheelchair, wearing a beret and war medals, is pushed by a man. Several flags are in the background.
An elderly gentleman is walking on front of a monument.
Two elderly people in wheelchairs, each pushed by a another person, pass in front of a monument.
An elderly man lifts his head to look at a monument.
A veteran looks straight at the camera. The sky is gray behind him.
A veteran, wearing several medals is seated in a wheelchair, looking directly at the camera. A tall monument is behind him.
Governor General Julie Payette stands in a room while looking at a map on the floor in front of her. A man standing to her left is giving her explanations on what she is seeing.
Elements of the uniform of a second world war Canadian soldiers are displayed in a case on a wall.
A World War II soldier hat, a rifle and a boot are displayed in a case.
White tombstone in Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery.
Three men in uniforms are walking in between two rows of tombstones in Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery.
Three war veterans are seated in a front row of an audience with red and black umbrellas.
Flowers are laid in front of a monument at the Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery.
Governor General Julie Payette is inspecting a guard of honour.
Rows of white tombstones in the Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Military are aligned at a distance.
A crowd is seated during a ceremony at he Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery.
Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Canadian Air Force uniform, is delivering remarks at a podium. she is surrounded by military members.
Elderly men, including veterans, are standing in a row. Veterans are saluting.
Governor General Julie Payette is laying a wreath at the foot of a white monument.