by Tony Hicks
France’s Freedom Flame arrived in Portsmouth. on its way to the
USA as part of a thank you tour to commemorate the allied involvement in D-Day.
The flame, which normally resides on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc De Triomphe in Paris, left its home for the first time in its 101-year history to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. It travelled across the Channel aboard MV Galicia, operated by Brittany Ferries.
The ferry was escorted to Portsmouth International Port by
historic vessels HMS Medusa, HSL 102 and MGB 81, and the French schooner
Etoile.
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