Pearley Lachance, left, and Craig Bailey with American Legion Post 5, salute Saturday as a bell is rung at 6:44 p.m. as part of the program commemorating the 76th anniversary of the Allied invasion on D-Day. The invasion began at 6:44 p.m. The bell ringing closed the program at the Forest J. Pare Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1285 in Waterville.

Kasandra Switzer, 14, in center at left, holds her sister, Natalee, 9, right, and cousin Akadia Bourassa, 7, bottom left, as American Legion Post 5 Cmdr. Craig Bailey speaks during a program commemorating the D-Day invasion by Allied forces 76 years ago. The program was held at the Forest J. Pare Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1285 in Waterville.

Mary Ellen Fletcher of Winslow holds a homemade D-Day sign while taking photographs during Saturday's program commemorating D-Day at the Forest J. Pare Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1285 in Waterville.

State Rep. Bruce A. White, center, makes opening remarks Saturday during a ceremony to commemorate the 76th anniversary of D-Day. The program was hosted by the Forest J. Pare Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1285 in Waterville.