A commemoration of D-Day today will see a convoy follow the route taken by US soldiers on their way to the boats.

This journey from Borough Gardens in Dorchester to Castletown on Portland will start at 12pm.

There will be a service beforehand in the gardens at 11am.

It is this route that the US 1st Army took from Marshalling Area D7 to Embarkation Area D8 in preparation for the Normandy landings in June 1944.

The convoy is due to arrive in time for a commemoration service at the embarkation site at 2pm.

This year marks 75 years since Operation Overlord, which is widely seen as a turning point in favour of the Allies in the Second World War.

The convoy is one of a series of events that will commemorate the role Dorset played in the operation.

The Keep Museum in Dorchester will open its doors for free today between 10am and 5pm, where there will be displays of military vehicles and equipment as well as a film about the 1st Dorsets on D-Day.

The launch of a new book - D-Day Spearhead Brigade: The Hampshires, Dorsets & Devons on 6th June 1944, by Christopher Jary - will also take place in the Drill Hall at the Army Reserve Centre on Poundbury Road, Dorchester at 1.45pm.

Tomorrow, there will be a static vehicle display by the Jubilee Clock in Weymouth, which will also be part of Armed Forces Day celebrations.

The display will be there from 10am to 4pm, and money raised at the event will go to the Veterans Hub.